Introduction and objective:
Since 2020, a new model of psychiatric care for children and adolescents has been implemented in Poland. The aim of the study is to analyze the current level of cooperation between schools and the psychiatric care system for children and adolescents, as well as to identify attitudes towards the ban on using phones at school among school principals in the Łódź province in Central Poland.

Material and methods:
A total of 1,564 school principlas from Łódź province were inivited to participate in a cross-sectional survey. The self-prepared questionnaire was available online between March – April 2025.

Results:
Data were received from 605 school principals, with a response rate of 38.7%. Respondents declared an average (48.3%) level of knowledge about the new model of psychiatric care for minors. Most of the school principals declared support (66.8%’ definitely yes’ and 23.5% ‘rather yes’) for the implementation law on the banning of use of phones in schools. School principals with 1–5 years of professional experience more often declared a good level of cooperation with reference level I and II of psychiatric care for minors, as well as support for a ban on the use of mobile phones in schools (p<0.05). Those managing primary schools or schools in rural areas, declared more positive attitudes towards (p<0.05) implementation of a ban on use of mobile phones in schools. Females more often declared (p=0.04) that a ban on use of mobile phones will have positive impact on children’s social skills. The level of support for a ban on use of mobile phones in schools increased with the years of professional experience (p=0.02).

Conclusions:
Five years after the introduction of the new model of psychiatric care for children and adolescents, there are still significant gaps in cooperation between schools and individual reference levels of psychiatric care for minors.