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Whitaker, Kelly; Nicodimos, Semret; Pullmann, Michael D.; Duong, Mylien T.; Bruns, Eric J.; Wasse, Jessica Knaster; Lyon, Aaron R. – School Mental Health, 2018
Despite promising evidence that school-based health centers (SBHCs) and school mental health (SMH) services can reduce disparities in access to mental health care for underserved populations, little is known about what predicts retention of youth in SMH services. This study aimed to identify individual- and school-level factors associated with…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Access to Health Care, School Health Services, Mental Health Programs
Joyce-Beaulieu, Diana; Grapin, Sally – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
School personnel have many opportunities to assist students and families in preparing for a successful transition to college and careers. Initial high school efforts may include prescreening incoming freshman student files to identify those at-risk and assuring that support services and interventions are implemented quickly. Early supports for…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, High School Graduates
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Meghea, Cristian Ioan; Williams, Karen Patricia – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
The few existing economic evaluations of community-based health promotion interventions were reported retrospectively at the end of the trial. We report an evaluation of the costs of the Kin Keeper(superscript SM) Cancer Prevention Intervention, a female family-focused educational intervention for underserved women applied to increase breast and…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Participatory Research, Intervention, Health Promotion
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Hamm, Jessica; Driver, Simon – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2015
Currently one in 50 American school-age children is diagnosed with Autism. Although Asperger Syndrome is no longer acknowledged as a separate diagnosis, this article refers to high-functioning individuals with Autism as having Asperger Syndrome, since it is a culturally relevant term. One of the most challenging times for individuals with Asperger…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Young Adults, Asperger Syndrome
Eberhart, Nicole K.; Burnam, M. Audrey; Berry, Sandra H.; Collins, Rebecca L.; Ebener, Patricia A.; Ramchand, Rajeev; Stein, Bradley D.; Woodbridge, Michelle W. – RAND Corporation, 2015
In California, the passage of Proposition 63 set aside funds for prevention and early intervention (PEI) and allowed for local and statewide activities. Recognizing the importance of including evidence-based PEI approaches into a comprehensive spectrum of care for mental disorders, the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA)--a…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Prevention, Early Intervention, Program Evaluation
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Pesetski, Christine; Ofstein, Jennifer; Outlaw, Stacy; Brooks, Racheal – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2014
This case details the challenges faced by various members of a 4-year university regarding Kathryn, a non-traditional transfer student and military veteran who recently returned from a traumatic deployment in Afghanistan. Precisely, this study identifies ambiguities pertaining to (a) threat assessment, (b) university weapons policies, (c) transfer…
Descriptors: College Students, Transfer Students, Veterans, Antisocial Behavior
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Evenboer, K. Els; Huyghen, Anne-Marie N.; Tuinstra, Jolanda; Knorth, Erik J.; Reijneveld, Sijmen A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Purpose: Statements about potentially effective components of interventions in child and youth care are hard to make because of a lack of a standardized instruments for classifying the most salient care characteristics. The aim of this study is to present an empirically developed taxonomy of care for youth (Tocfy) which is feasible for use in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Foreign Countries, Classification, Expertise
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Dang, Hoang-Minh; Weiss, Bahr; Nguyen, Cao Minh; Tran, Nam; Pollack, Amie – School Psychology International, 2017
The purposes of this study were to (a) assess the efficacy of a universal classroom-based mental health and social skills program for primary school students in Vietnam, and (b) given the universal nature of the intervention, assess outcomes as a function of risk status (high versus low). RECAP-VN is a semi-structured program that provides…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Case Studies, Mental Health Programs
Congressional Budget Office, 2013
In fiscal year 2011, the federal government provided $607 billion in grants to state and local governments. Those funds accounted for 17 percent of federal outlays, 4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and a quarter of spending by state and local governments that year. Over the past 30 years, those "intergovernmental" grants--financial…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Federal Government, State Government
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Landry, Alicia; Madson, Michael; Thomson, Jessica; Zoellner, Jamie; Connell, Carol; Yadrick, Kathleen – Health Education Research, 2015
Little is known about the effective dose of motivational interviewing for maintaining intervention-induced health outcome improvements. The purpose of this study was to compare effects of two doses of motivational interviewing for maintaining blood pressure improvements in a community-engaged lifestyle intervention conducted with…
Descriptors: Life Style, Intervention, African Americans, Health Promotion
McHale, James P.; Phares, Vicky – ZERO TO THREE, 2015
This issue on fathers was conceived as a rallying cry for all professionals to examine their practices of including fathers in their services. For too long, infant mental health professionals have either ignored fathers' important influences on infants and toddlers or have given lip-service to their importance while allowing the status quo of not…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Mental Health, Fathers
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Anthony, Kate – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2015
The speed at which technology evolves, and therefore the speed at which online mental health services evolve and the training required to keep up with them, has become a real concern for the profession. The need for training in transferring face-to-face skills to the online environment has been recognised for some years by leading professional…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Counselor Training, Capacity Building, Media Literacy
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Stempski, Sarah; Liu, Lenna; Grow, H. Mollie; Pomietto, Maureen; Chung, Celeste; Shumann, Amy; Bennett, Elizabeth – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Well-known disparities exist in rates of obesity and drowning, two public health priorities. Addressing these disparities by increasing access to safe swimming and water recreation may yield benefits for both obesity and injury prevention. "Everyone Swims," a community partnership, brought community health clinics and water recreation…
Descriptors: Obesity, Aquatic Sports, Partnerships in Education, Health Promotion
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Herman, Daniel B. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Professional social workers and other mental health providers have for many years been involved in delivering treatment and support services focused on the needs of adults with severe mental illnesses living in the community. While some models have evolved largely through practice experience, others have developed through research paradigms in…
Descriptors: Social Work, Caseworkers, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs
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Otto, Victoria – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2014
The administration and community used to place little or no value on physical education and attendance, and attitudes toward our profession were stereotypical and disrespectful. Yet, at some level, there were people quietly longing for a change. This article describes how the author used her passion for yoga to win over her students and,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Physical Education, Health Related Fitness, Exercise Physiology
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