The evolution of school mental health services has occurred over a long time span and reflects social developments outside of education, changes in dominant philosophies and approaches to public education, and developments in those professional fields that relate to school mental health
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Flaherty, L.T., Osher, D. (2003). History of School-Based Mental Health Services in the United States. In: Weist, M.D., Evans, S.W., Lever, N.A. (eds) Handbook of School Mental Health Advancing Practice and Research. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73313-5_2
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