Adolescent Mental Health Variables

	State Choices to Promote Quality			State Choices to Promote Quality	State Choices to Promote Quality
	Require certification by a state agency or board for newly hired school psychologists (2006)1	Require certification by a state agency or board for newly hired school social workers (2006)1	Provide funding or staff development on emotional and mental health to health education teachers (2006)4
National	48	46	31
Alabama	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alaska	Yes	Yes	Yes
Arizona	Yes	No	Yes
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	No
California	Yes	Yes	Yes
Colorado	Yes	Yes	No
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	Yes
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Yes
District of Columbia	Yes	Yes	No
Florida	Yes	Yes	No
Georgia	Yes	Yes	No
Hawaii	Yes	Yes	No
Idaho	Yes	Yes	Yes
Illinois	Yes	Yes	Yes
Indiana	Yes	Yes	Yes
Iowa	Yes	Yes	No
Kansas	No	No	Yes
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	No
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	No
Maine	Yes	Yes	Yes
Maryland	Yes	Yes	No
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	No
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	No
Missouri	Yes	No	No
Montana	Yes	Yes	No
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	No
Nevada	Yes	Yes	No
New Hampshire	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Jersey	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	Yes
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ohio	Yes	Yes	No
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes3	Yes3
Oregon	Yes	Yes	Yes3
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	No
Rhode Island	Yes	Yes	Yes3
South Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	Yes
Texas	No2	No2	No5
Utah	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vermont	No	Yes	Yes
Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes
Washington	Yes	Yes	Yes
West Virginia	Yes	No	Yes
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	No

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