This session will review the economic burden of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders as well as the known costs and benefits of supporting student social, emotional, behavioral, and academic functioning in schools. We will also identify some key considerations and helpful tools to assist with the collection of cost data specific to school-based mental health programming. We conclude by offering some practical recommendations and implications to support capacity building for the use of economic evaluations in decision-making to promote student mental health.

Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor
Arizona State University

Dr. Lindstrom Johnson has a PhD from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is a member of the faculty at the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics. Dr. Lindstrom Johnson has been involved with several interventions to support school climate, improve students' mental and physical health, and reduce violence. She has a particular expertise in using economic evaluation as a tool to support sustainability.