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Topic Brief, April, 2015 Tier 1 Procedure Natalie Hoff, Reece L. Peterson, Jenna Strawhen & Scott Fluke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Both into oth an ethical and a scientific argument exist for improving access for all children, irrespective of their income, to high quality mental health services. (Fazel, Hoagwood, et al., 2014, p. 1). Both mental health and education professionals have begun to recognize the potential positive impact schools can have on addressing mental health needs of students across the globe, both in high income countries such as the United States, and in low or moderate income countries. They are recommending glob- al effort to screen and deliver behavior and mental health ser- vices through schools (Fazel, Patel, Thomas, & Tol, 2014). To do so they recommend using a tiered prevention model. This would include universal positive and preventative interventions for all students delivered in school, as well as screening for students with mental hea...