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Connecting Schools to the Larger Youth Behavioral Health System: Early Innovations from California

Health Management Associates (HMA) has partnered with the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Technical Assistance Coalition to produce a series of briefs that characterize the opportunities to improve coordination of services for children.

Connecting Schools to the Larger Youth Behavioral Health System: Early Innovations from California focuses on the role schools can play in ensuring that children and youth get the behavioral healthcare they need.  Written by HMA experts, Michael Butler, Ilia Rolon, Caitlin Thomas-Henkel and Uma Ahluwalia, this brief outlines California’s innovative approach to expanding access while describing the lessons learned and potential implications for other states.

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Michael Butler

Michael Butler

Associate Principal
Los Angeles, CA
Uma Ahluwalia

Uma Ahluwalia, MSW, MHA

Managing Principal
Baltimore, MD