Mental-health Assessment and Support Cost Out Tool (MASCOT)

The Mental-Health Assessment and Support Cost Out Tool (MASCOT) compares the cost of universal screening procedures and subsequent supportive services to the costs of typical school discipline (i.e., Office Discipline Referrals, Disciplinary Meeting). The MASCOT utilizes the realistic salaries, intervention costs and disciplinary actions to simulate both the humanistic and financial cost to supporting students’ behavioral success.