This paper presents baseline data on students (mean age 10 years) with severe emotional disturbances at four public schools, two in Kentucky and two in Vermont, who will be followed in an evaluation of the application of a coordinated, community-based system of care operating in both states. Data are summarized concerning the service systems…

This paper, presented at a symposium on expanding the research base of systems of care for children's mental health, describes an ongoing study of school reform in urban settings and effects on youth with emotional and/or behavioral disabilities and their families. The paper presents information on the first 99 (out of an expected 200) youth and…