including additional school counselors, school psychologists, other qualified psychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, and school social workers to achieve each of the following: (1) To reduce the ratios of school-based mental health and student service providers to students in elementary and secondary schools in the United States to the following minimum ratios recommended by the leading counseling, guidance, and mental health organizations, including the American School Counselor Association, the National Association of Social Psychologists, the National Association of Social Workers, and the School Social Work Association of America: (A) One school counselor for every 250 students. (B) One school psychologist for every 500 to 700 students. (C) One school social worker for every 250 students. (2) To provide evidence-based school mental health and student services through a whole school and interdisciplinary approach. (3) To remove emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial barriers to learning so as to enhance students' classroom preparedness, overall school performance, decrease rates of absenteeism, and ability to problem solve and set goals. (4) To support school staff and teachers in improving classroom management, conducting behavioral interventions to improve school discipline, and developing the awareness and skills to identify the need for mental health services. (5) To support parental involvement in improving the school behavior and academic success of their children. (6) To improve the overall mental, behavioral, social, and psychology assessment and trajectory of each student who seeks mental health services. (7) To ensure each student feels comfortable and has all the resources they need to continue short and/or long-term mental health treatment. 4133. Definitions In this subpart, the following definitions apply: (1) Child The term child means an individual who is not less than 5 years old and not more than 17 years old. (2) Child and adolescent psychiatrist The term child and adolescent