Main description:

* helps readers to see themselves as advocates who can successfully advocate for, and achieve, more mental health supports in schools
* divided into three sections: Advocacy Truths orients the reader as to what advocacy is and how to do it, Policy Making breaks down the complexity of the policy making process using simple terms and language, making it feel accessible and feasible to readers, Layers and Levers provides concrete examples of policy options to increase school-based mental health supports in schools from the federal level down to the school level
* provides readers with concrete solutions from across the county to incorporate into their advocacy at all layers of policy making

Contents:

About the Author Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Section 1: Advocacy Truths 1. The Students are Not Okay and they Haven't Been for a While 2. Your Past Led You Here 3. Advocacy is Uncomfortable 4. Advocacy Has a Strategic Scope 5. Advocacy is Relationship Building Section 2: The Policy Making Process 6. Boomerang Policy Making Model 7. Advocacy Action Phase 1: The Message 8. Advocacy Action Phase 2: The Puzzle 9. Advocacy Action Phase 3: Puzzle Management Section 3: Levels in Action 10. One State's Policy Journey: Expanding Access to School-Based Mental Health Providers from the Federal Level to the Classroom 11. Federal Engagement 12. State Statutes 13. State Regulations 14. State Education Agencies 15. Institutes of Higher Education 16. Workforce Development: ARTERY Pipeline Framework 17. Local Education Agencies 18. School Role with Policies and Implementation 19. Getting Started Glossary Index