The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. (2015, May 4). Implementing Mental Health Evidence-Based Practices in Urban Schools.

This audiovisual produced by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia addresses the significance of implementing mental health evidence-based practices in urban schools. One of the statements portrayed in the visual clip is that the utilization of schools as a platform for offering mental health services can resolve the issue of service disparities among minority groups. Dr. Ricardo Eiraldi describes the initiative, Project Access: Advancing Collaboration for Children’s Emotional and School Success, which was created in order to address children’s mental health problems and improve the school climate. The model consists of a three-tier approach that increases in its level of severity and incorporates universal, group, and individual support for students.