Implementing a school-based health center: The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County experience

This article traces the inception and implementation of school-based health centers in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County (NC) school system. The challenges that arose during implementation are discussed, along with the opportunities that SBHCs provide to enhance the provision of comprehensive services for children. The involvement of the several school psychologists in the initial planning, organization and implementation of these centers is delineated as an example for other school psychologists who are interested in working with school-based health centers. School-based health centers represent an opportunity for school psychologists to assume a leadership role in the delivery of enhanced health and mental health services for children and families. (C) 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.