Behavioral Health Business May 13, 2022
Chris Larson

American K-12 schools could be the epicenter of an accelerating effort to address the youth mental health crisis.

Lawmakers, advocates and entrepreneurs see schools as the best place to center addressing the youth mental crisis because that’s where kids are for major portions of any given day for most of the year.

The American compulsory education system makes school a natural anchor for several aspects of a community, Suzanne Button, senior clinical director of high school program for the Jed Foundation, told Behavioral Health Business.

“It is a very logical place to address mental health needs from that perspective,” Button said.

Basing the renewed approach to addressing the youth mental health crisis also makes the most of existing infrastructure within...

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