Nearly eight million American youth between the ages of 3 - 17 live with a psychiatric or behavioral health disorder. Many in grades K-12 are being unfavorably impacted in the classroom because of socioeconomic and environmental factors that include poverty, addiction, incarceration, trauma, domestic violence, homelessness, and mental illnesses. The problem has only intensified since Covid-19. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) specifies that every child is deserving of a free and appropriate public education. The primary determinant for meeting eligibility requirements for services in the mental health system is the degree of emotional impairment determined by the assessment. However, educational functioning is considered a life domain. Public education does not consider this a primary factor in the treatment planning process. Consequently, the student demographic that IDEA once represented does not address the psychosocial needs presenting in our classrooms. Therefore, this chapter will explore the current behavioral health crisis impacting America's students.