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Montana consists primarily of “frontier” areas (less than seven persons per square mile), extreme geographic isolation, and few metropolitan zones. Montana ranks first in the nation for suicide and fourth for adolescent drinking rates (Health, 2006). Research suggests that rates of emotional/behavioral problems are similar for youth located in urban and rural areas, yet youth in rural areas tend to lack access to mental health treatment (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2012). Montana was an early pioneer in implementing school mental health (SMH) to allow rural youth better access to mental health services (Farmer, Stangl, Burns, Costello, & Angold, 1999).
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Butts, E., Casey, S., Ewen, C. (2014). Advancing School Mental Health in Montana: Partnership, Research, and Policy. In: Weist, M., Lever, N., Bradshaw, C., Owens, J. (eds) Handbook of School Mental Health. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7624-5_6
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