ERIC Number: ED502693
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 5
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Helping Children Cope with Violence: A School-Based Program That Works. Research Highlights
Stein, Bradley D.; Jaycox, Lisa H.; Tu, Wenli
RAND Corporation
A team of clinician-researchers from several institutions collaborated to develop, implement, and evaluate an intervention designed to help children traumatized by violence. Reported findings include: (1) Students who participated in the program had significantly less post-traumatic stress symptoms, less depression, and less psychosocial dysfunction; (2) Program was implemented successfully by school-based mental health clinicians; (3) Participating schools, located in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods, have a large percentage of Latino students, demonstrating the program's ability to reach poor and minority children; and (4) Program was welcomed by students, teachers, school officials, and parents. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Mental Health, Minority Group Children, Depression (Psychology), Coping, Violence, Outcomes of Treatment, Program Effectiveness, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Patterns, Program Implementation, Hispanic Americans, Poverty, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Grade 6, Intervention, Anxiety, Shyness, Student Characteristics, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 6
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: RAND Health
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