Figure 3. Mean total health-care reimbursement costs per child across SBHC groups over six years (three years before and three years after SBHC implementation) for students with mental disorders (n=109).

^aEstimated marginal means are mean total costs per child.

^bTimes 1, 2, and 3 refer to 1997, 1998, and 1999—academic years before the SBHC program; Times 4, 5, and 6 refer to 2000, 2001, and 2002—academic years after the SBHC program.

SBHC = school-based health center

SBHCR=1 for students in non-SBHC schools, SBHCR=2 for students in SBHC schools, and SBHCR=3 for students who used SBHCs during the intervention period.