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ERIC Number: ED643466
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 62
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-8193-6622-6
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School-Based Mental Health Program Evaluation: Barriers and Student Perception
Sarah Calleen Walling
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, University of West Georgia
While academic achievement is the primary goal of education, this goal is unattainable without providing additional support to the twenty-five to forty percent of adolescents who struggle with at least one mental health concern. School Counselors are ideally situated to assist families in overcoming barriers to receiving mental health services: Barriers include lack of mental health providers in the community, insurance, transportation, work schedules, and fees associated with services. School counselors can help families overcome barriers by developing collaborative partnerships with community-based mental health agencies and providing consistent counseling services while students are in school. Two community-based mental health agencies arranged for therapists to rotate through 17 schools providing consistent counseling to 108 program participants. Demographic data was collected for program participants along with pre-test and post-test administrations of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a modified SBMH program on providing mental health support to students who would otherwise not receive services and to determine if program participation has an impact on participants' perceived levels of depression, anxiety, or stress. The results of the paired samples t-test displayed almost no significance for all subgroups, suggesting that participating in the SBMH program did not decrease participants' perceived levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. While it is evident that SBMH programs help families access services, additional research is needed on the overall effectiveness of SBMH programs changing participants' perceptions of their own mental health concerns. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
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Language: English
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