Thesis statement. The fragmented nature of the U.S. mental health system with its primary focus on tertiary care has created serious gaps in mental health service provision and consequently a large percentage of children with mental health needs receive little, if any intervention in their schools or communities. (Anderson, Mohr, 2003). The biggest problem in filling this need gap is identifying children with mental health problems, not just because of the persistence of the stigma …showed first 75 words of 4007 total…

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