Trends in School Mental Health and Substance Use Education

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2827950

Chloe Gao, BHSc1,2Donald Szlosek, MS3Anthony Zhong, MA4et alScott E. Hadland, MD, MPH, MS4,5Sarah S. Benes, EdD, MPH6

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JAMA. 2025;333(2):169-172. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.24579

December 12, 2024

The percentage of US youths experiencing mental health and substance use problems has risen rapidly in recent years.13 Schools are important settings for prevention, but whether preventive programming meets student needs is unknown.4 This study examined trends in school programming related to mental health and substance use and teacher professional development across US middle and high schools from 2008-2020.

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