Methuen Education Official Calls Schools the ‘Prevention Arm of the Mental Health System'

File photograph. (Image licensed by Ingram Image.) A report that tapped a Methuen school official, among others, suggests the potential for schools...

January 20, 2023
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File photograph. (Image licensed by Ingram Image.) A report that tapped a Methuen school official, among others, suggests the potential for schools and pediatric primary care providers to play a more significant role in addressing a 'long-standing crisis' in children's behavioral health, The 45-page report, released Thursday by the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, draws from 25 interviews with unnamed system insiders to lay out insights and recommendations for policymakers to weigh this year as the state begins implementation of a mental health access law that was signed in August.

WHAV News Staff