Fee-for-service revenue for school mental health through a partnership with an outpatient mental health center.

Journal of School Health, March, 2004 by Axelrod, Jennifer; Lever, Nancy A.; Stephan, Sharon Hoover; Weist, Mark D.

School mental health programs are increasingly prominent in the United States and in other countries, but funding remains tentative. This article describes a partnership between a school mental health program and an outpatient mental health center, and considers the larger goal of promoting sustainability and increasing revenue. Issues related to using fee-for-service revenue to support school mental health are explored, and strategies for promoting effective partnerships are discussed. Recommendations for programs facing the challenge of incorporating fee-for-service activities into their current model of service provision are provided.

Approaches to providing mental health services for youth have expanded from traditional community outpatient mental health services to...

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