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Direct linkWeist, Mark D.; Albus, Kathleen E. – Behavior Modification, 2004
Expanded school mental health (ESMH) programs, the focus of this special issue, provide comprehensive mental health care to youth in general and special education through partnerships between schools and community mental health agencies and programs. As these programs progressively develop in the United States, there is a critical need to build…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Adolescents, Children
Albus, Kathleen E.; Weist, Mark D.; Perez-Smith, Alina M. – Behavior Modification, 2004
This article assesses the relation between health risk behaviors and varying levels of exposure to violence in an effort to inform assessment and intervention efforts of a school-based mental health program serving inner-city youth. Health risk behaviors such as involvement in violence, risky sexual behavior, and substance use are clearly…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, High Risk Students, Student Behavior, Urban Youth
Walrath, Christine M.; Bruns, Eric J.; Anderson, Karyn L.; Glass-Siegal, Marcia; Weist, Mark D. – Behavior Modification, 2004
This article explores the nature of expanded school mental health (ESMH) services in Baltimore City, which at the time of the study were incorporated into 40% of the citys public schools. A provider survey was distributed to ESMH clinicians to gather information on the characteristics of service providers and recipients, types of services being…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Urban Schools, Educational Environment
Lever, Nancy; Sander, Mark A.; Lombardo, Sylvie; Randall, Camille; Axelrod, Jennifer; Rubenstein, Michelle; Weist, Mark D. – Behavior Modification, 2004
Inner-city youth are at high risk for dropping out of high school. Within this article, risk factors associated with dropout and strategies for effective prevention and intervention are reviewed. An example of a school-based drop-out prevention program is highlighted. The FUTURES Program is a school-based drop-out prevention program designed to…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Mental Health Programs, High Risk Students
Bruns, Eric J.; Walrath, Christine; Glass-Siegel, Marcia; Weist, Mark D. – Behavior Modification, 2004
This study investigated the association between school-based mental health services and two proposed but untested outcomes of these services: (a) school climate and (b) patterns of referrals to special education. Results from a climate survey found that teachers and staff in eight elementary schools with expanded school mental health (ESMH)…
Descriptors: Health Services, Special Education, Mental Health Programs, Urban Schools
