Families are not provided the help they need to support effective treatment. Teachers are not supported in helping these troubled children learn and adjust. Yet both families and teachers want the support. The average school psychologist has 2300-3300 students and three or more schools to serve.
Paperwork takes a priority over children.
Managed care makes money by keeping services to a minimum. Community mental health services have been privatized and capitated. The guide talks about an effective system of care, but what is needed is to better use our resources to make that happen. It does cost money. Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program can help if the policymakers make sure that the services provided by school psychologists, linked with community mental health, are paid for under these programs.