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Dyke, Sarah – Ethnography and Education, 2013
The article critically interrogates contemporary discourses and practices around "anorexia nervosa" through an ethnographic study that moves between two sites: an online pro-anorexia (pro-ana) community, and a Local Authority-funded eating disorder prevention project located in schools and youth centres in the north of England. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Eating Disorders, Ethnography, Prevention
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Stewart, Allison; Moffat, Meridith; Travers, Heather; Cummins, Douglas – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2015
Research indicates an increasing number of college students are experiencing severe psychological problems that are impacting their academic performance. However, many colleges and universities operate with constrained budgets that limit their ability to provide adequate counseling services for their student population. Moreover, accessing…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Partnerships in Education, College Students, Community Colleges
Cowan, Katherine C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
Behind every student dealing with a mental health problem is a family trying to grasp what's happening to their child and struggling to do its best. This personal story shares the journey of a family as it confronts a child with Generalized Anxiety and Panic Disorder and describes the many starts and stops and confusion of diagnosing and…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Anxiety Disorders
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Winterrowd, Erin; Priniski, Stacy J.; Achter, John; Abhold, Joseph J. – College Student Journal, 2016
Examining the role of college mental health services in promoting student personal and academic success is essential to demonstrating their utility to university communities and administrations. Student learning outcomes following counseling and satisfaction with mental health services were assessed across 16 counseling centers in one university…
Descriptors: Guidance Centers, Student Satisfaction, Outcomes of Education, Interpersonal Competence
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Hovick, Shelly R.; Wilkinson, Anna V.; Ashida, Sato; de Heer, Hendrik D.; Koehly, Laura M. – Health Education Research, 2014
Little is known about the effect of personalized risk information on risk perceptions over time, particularly among ethnically diverse subpopulations. The present study examines Mexican American's (MAs) risk perceptions for heart disease and diabetes at baseline and following receipt of risk feedback based on family health history. Participants…
Descriptors: Risk, Feedback (Response), Mexican Americans, Heart Disorders
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Addley, K.; Boyd, S.; Kerr, R.; McQuillan, P.; Houdmont, J.; McCrory, M. – Health Education Research, 2014
Health risk appraisals (HRA) are a common type of workplace health promotion programme offered by American employers. In the United Kingdom, evidence of their effectiveness for promoting health behaviour change remains inconclusive. This randomized controlled trial examined the effects of two HRA interventions on lifestyle parameters, mental…
Descriptors: Risk Assessment, Health Promotion, Health Programs, Intervention
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Barr, Bonny – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2014
89% of colleges and universities in the United States offer online courses and of those institutions 58% offer degree programs that are completely online (Parker, Lenhart & Moore, 2011).Providing online student services is an important component of these distance programs and is often required by accrediting bodies. Health and wellness…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, College Students, Mental Health Programs
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Rhodes, Gary – New Directions for Student Services, 2014
This chapter provides a practical background to the health and safety risks and challenges for U.S. colleges and universities and other program providers. Potential risks, field-based guidelines, good practices, and resources to support the management of risks by study abroad offices will be covered.
Descriptors: Risk Management, Study Abroad, Program Development, Program Administration
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Meret-Hanke, Louise A. – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose of the Study: This study evaluates the effects of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) on hospital use. PACE's capitated financing creates incentives to reduce the use of costly services. Furthermore, its emphasis on preventative care and regular monitoring by provides a mechanism for reducing unnecessary hospital use…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Health Programs, Hospitals
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LaChausse, Robert G. – Health Education Research, 2017
The study purpose was to examine the impact of the Harvest of the Month (HOTM) program on fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption, FV preferences, other eating behaviors, physical activity and other variables related to healthy eating. A clustered randomized controlled trial was employed in 28 elementary schools. After parental consent was obtained,…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Program Effectiveness, Health Programs, Health Promotion
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Holsen, Ingrid; Larsen, Torill; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland; Servan, Annette Kathinka – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2015
This study explores the experiences of using peers as leaders in a secondary school intervention in Norway from the perspectives of the principals, the teachers and the peer leaders. The overall aims of the intervention are to improve the psychosocial learning environment and promote positive mental health. Five secondary schools which had used…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leaders, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers
Slinning, Kari; Vannebo, Unni Tranaas – ZERO TO THREE, 2015
Today the infant mental health field includes a multidisciplinary team of practitioners with very different training and education needs. Implementation research has shown that appropriate training is a key factor for successful outcomes of an intervention and that supervision and coaching are crucial. All professionals who work with young…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Infants, Foreign Countries, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Allen, Megan M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
Helping students with mental health issues sometimes presents teachers with the dilemma of following the letter of school rules or doing what is best for the child. One teacher tells her story of crossing such lines, but only in service to children. She also outlines what teachers can and should do to help students who need mental health services.
Descriptors: Helping Relationship, Children, Mental Health, Mental Disorders
Cowan, Katherine C.; Vaillancourt, Kelly; Rossen, Eric; Pollitt, Kelly – National Association of School Psychologists, 2015
Efforts to improve school climate, safety, and learning are not separate endeavors. They must be designed, funded, and implemented as a comprehensive school-wide approach that facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration and builds on a multitiered system of supports. The author organizations and cosigners of this joint statement believe that,…
Descriptors: School Safety, School Violence, Prevention, Mental Health Programs
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Frey, Andy J.; Lee, Jon; Small, Jason W.; Seeley, John R.; Walker, Hill M.; Feil, Edward G. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2013
There is a critical need to engage theory-driven research related to the deployment of mental health promotion initiatives and student outcomes. A growing body of research supporting the use of motivational interviewing and engagement strategies in education suggests that this approach may be promising to better understand mechanisms through which…
Descriptors: Teacher Motivation, Adoption (Ideas), Intervention, Mental Health Programs
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