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Rebecca A. Schwartz-Mette; Hannah R. Lawrence; Eliot Fearey; Jessica Shankman; Janet Nichols; Joy Walters; Elena Perello; Susan Smith – School Mental Health, 2024
The FRIENDS Resilience programs provide cognitive-behavioral skills across the developmental spectrum and can be applied as a universal or selective prevention program. In the current study, we assessed whether, relative to the schools' existing counseling curriculum ("guidance"), FRIENDS improved social skills, problem behaviors, and…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Evaluation, Mental Health Programs, Program Effectiveness
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Kathryn Pierce; Samantha Yamada; Melissa Major; Debra J. Pepler – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2024
School-based day treatment is an intensive mental health service for children with social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. Research on day treatment is scarce and descriptions of program models are lacking. We used stimulated recall interviews to explore the moment-to-moment processes and strategies of classroom staff in a day treatment…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Social Problems, Behavior Problems, Outcomes of Treatment
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Murray, Desiree W.; Kuhn, Laura J.; Willoughby, Michael T.; LaForett, Doré R.; Cavanaugh, Alyson M. – School Mental Health, 2022
Several mental health programs have been developed in clinics and transported into schools, which has great potential for increasing access to intervention for students who may not be otherwise served. However, such programs may lack consideration of the complexity and constraints of schools, including the diversity of student needs and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mental Health Programs, Behavior Problems, Self Control
Murray, Desiree W.; Kuhn, Laura J.; Willoughby, Michael T.; Dore', LaForett R.; Cavanaugh, Alyson M. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Several mental health programs have been developed in clinics and transported into schools, which has great potential for increasing access to intervention for students who may not be otherwise served. However, such programs may lack consideration of the complexity and constraints of schools, including the diversity of student needs and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mental Health Programs, Behavior Problems, Self Control
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Warmbold-Brann, Kristy; Maras, Melissa A.; Splett, Joni W.; Smith-Millman, Marissa; Dinnen, Hannah; Flaspohler, Paul – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
The success of universal screening for effective school mental health programs is dependent on the availability of usable measures as well as empirically based recommendations for use. The current study examined the long-term stability of a strengths-based social-emotional screening tool, the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment-Mini…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Screening Tests, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Eisenhower, Abbey; Taylor, Heather; Baker, Bruce L. – School Psychology Review, 2016
Starting Strong in Kindergarten (Starting Strong) is a school-based indicated prevention targeting behavior problems, student-teacher relationships, and parent-school connectedness for children with or at risk for disruptive behavior problems during the transition to kindergarten. By use of a block-randomized, controlled trial to test program…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Prevention, Transitional Programs, Behavior Problems