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WestEd, 2025
More than 8.3 million young people under 18 struggle with anxiety or depression--13 percent of the youth population. Despite the need, more than one third of the U.S. population lives in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas, creating urgent dual crises of rising mental health needs and insufficient behavioral workforce capacity. Launched in…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Middle School Students, High School Students, Young Adults
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Baller, Julia Berlin; Barry, Colleen L.; Shea, Kathleen; Walker, Megan M.; Ouellette, Rachel; Mandell, David S. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
In the United States, health insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorder treatments has been historically limited. In response, as of 2015, 40 states and Washington, DC, have passed state autism insurance mandates requiring many health plans in the private insurance market to cover autism diagnostic and treatment services. This study examined…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Freeman, Rachel, Ed.; Walker, Pamela, Ed.; Hewitt, Amy, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration, 2016
Person-centered positive supports are about empowering people with disabilities to live lives that fully reflect their individuality and their humanity. They're about using evidence-based positive practices in the service of the needs, values, and goals of the person receiving the support. And they're about promoting quality of life for people in…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Developmental Disabilities, Evidence Based Practice, Quality of Life