THE INTERFACE OF SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND HEALTH-CARE REFORM - ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTIONS TOWARD EFFECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

A great deal of research and national discussion recently has focused on three areas of reform: school reform, community services reform, an d health we reform Yet, few have talked about how these three reform a reas interface, or how this interface can be strategically and organiz ationally planned toward more effective and efficient services for chi ldren and youth An organizational and planning methodology that coordi nates these three reform areas into a unified, interdependent process is described, followed by a discussion of some lessons learned from pa st school, community, and health care reform efforts. Finally, some sp ecial challenges for school psychology are addressed.