The Measurement Gap

A lot of mental health care for children is delivered in schools—with an estimated 96% of public schools reported to be offering at least one type of mental health service (see The Landscape Of School-Based Mental Health Services). Given this significant investment in school-based children’s mental health, the federal government is promoting the use of measurement-based care (MBC)—an evidence-based clinical practice based on systematic longitudinal assessment of patient-reported outcomes—in schools as a way to improve both access and treatment outcomes for children (see;Advancing Measurement-Based Care In School Mental . . .