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Mental Health-Education Integration Consortium (MHEDIC)

Background and Description

The Mental Health-Education Integration Consortium (MHEDIC) is comprised of a multidisciplinary group of individuals interested in and committed to improving school outcomes for children and youth by enhancing mental health supports in schools. MHEDIC emerged from a critical issues planning meeting, convened in May 2002, by the Center for School Mental Health Assistance (now the Center for School Mental Health) at the University of Maryland (http://csmha.umaryland.edu). The meeting became the springboard for an on-going collaboration that has continued years after the initial meeting. The goals of the meeting were the development of recommendations and action steps to improve preparation of educators and mental health personnel to address the full range of mental health and psychosocial issues routinely encountered in the classroom.

The discussion at the meeting highlighted the pressing need for reform