Background: Clinical rehabilitation providers and trainees need social determinants of health competency to support health equity and improve the quality of care for all patients. Methods: A total of 199 clinical rehabilitation providers and trainees in the Midwest United States completed the Addressing Client Needs with the social determinants of…

This brief studies an intervention that placed mental health clinicians in Minnesota schools. This analysis focuses on the implementation of the school-based mental health (SBMH) program in K-12 public schools in Hennepin County, Minnesota, which includes the city of Minneapolis and its suburbs. The analysis uses administrative data and survey…

Despite lagging behind other high-income countries, the United States has made slow but steady improvements in health, especially for children from low-income households, through a series of health policies and programs since the 1990s. Have these health benefits spilled over to educational attainment and achievement? In this article, we…

Objective: Health and self-care education to 5- to 11-year olds is key to disease prevention and health promotion. This study aimed to evaluate how self-care education is delivered to primary school-aged children in England. Design: Non-participant ethnographic observation. Setting: A sample of primary schools, extracurricular clubs and religious…

Primary care providers (PCPs) are increasingly called upon to screen for and treat depression. However, PCPs often lack the training to diagnose and treat depression. We designed an innovative 12-month evidence and mentorship-based primary care psychiatric training program entitled the University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine…

Background: Mental disorders most likely manifest during adolescence, providing opportunities for schools and professionals to implement standardized mental health literacy (MHL) interventions to support improvement of mental health outcomes. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of an MHL intervention (the Guide) on knowledge, stigma,…

Based on a Healthy Minds Survey distributed to students at 21 Kentucky colleges and universities, 40% struggle with depression, 37% report experiencing anxiety, and 80% reported some level of academic impairment due to mental or emotional difficulties in the four weeks prior to being surveyed (ranging from one day to six or more days). Increasing…

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a complex disease that can be challenging to manage in the college environment. An effective communication strategy is vital to ensure that first-year students entering college with T1D take advantage of campus resources for self-management and self-advocacy. This qualitative study examined the perceptions of academic…

Research studies focusing on schools and teachers' capabilities to teach and develop students' health literacy (HL) are few. Of the research that currently exists, teachers face difficulties when teaching health education to enhance students' critical HL levels, with only one study examining preservice teachers (PSTs). The aim of this study is to…

Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has simultaneously exacerbated mental health concerns among college students and made it more challenging for many students to access mental health support. However, little is known about the extent of mental health support loss among college students, or which students have lost support. Participants: 415…

Since schools are an ideal setting for students to receive mental health services, Mental Health Action Plans (MHAPs) were developed to define and detail the ways in which student mental health needs can be addressed at school. Similar to Individualized Education Plans and 504 plans, MHAPs are individualized plans, grounded in person-centered care…

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in healthcare is regarded as important by professionals, as it increases the quality of care while decreasing costs. Interprofessional education (IPE) is a prerequisite for IPC and influences learners' attitudes, knowledge, and collaboration skills. Since attitudes shape behavior, understanding how they are…

The purpose of this article is to explore how college health practitioners, counseling center staff and student affairs professionals are coming together to launch brand-new integrated approaches to health, behavioral health, wellness and learning on today's campuses--that is, to explore how and why you will now find college counselors embedded in…

Objective: With conditions such as sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies disproportionately impacting college students who identify as people with uteruses (PWUs), this qualitative study uses frameworks of narrative medicine and the socioecological model to explore diverse perspectives of PWUs toward seeking sexual and…

Adaptive behavior, self-determination, and health are important areas of body functions and activities identified by autistic adults as priorities for research. Past research has suggested that autistic adults have high support needs in adaptive behavior and self-determination, and have poor physical and mental health outcomes. This study included…