Linda Taylor

Linda Taylor is co-director of the School Mental Health Project and its Center for Mental Health in Schools at the University of California, Los Angeles. A clinical psychologist, she has focused her career on addressing the psychosocial and educational challenges faced by children and adolescents. Taylor previously co-directed the Fernald Laboratory School and Clinic at UCLA and led a project on the mental health facets of school-based health centers funded. She also served as a clinical psychologist for the Los Angeles Unified School District, where she directed the Early Assistance for Students and Families Project, a U.S. Department of Education-funded systemic reform initiative aimed at strengthening school and community efforts to remove barriers to learning and promote healthy development. Her work continues to focus on policies, practices, and large-scale systemic transformation to improve student support systems nationwide.
updated 2025