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Cops & No Counselors: How The Lack Of School Mental Health Staff Is Harming Students, Angela Mann, Amir Whitaker, Sylvia Torres-Gullien, Michelle Morton, Harold Jordan, Stefanie Coyle, Wei-Lung Sun

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This report examines data provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights to better understand the prevalence of school-based mental health (SBMH) professionals in schools. Asserting that access to emotional, behavioral, and mental health supports are part of accessing a Free and Appropriate Education and are a civil right, Dr. Mann and her collaborators at the ACLU examine the impact of a lack of appropriate SBMH supports in schools. The report authors also examine the consequences of hardening of schools including the proliferation of law enforcement in schools.