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Julianne S. Speck; Paul J. Frick; Erin P. Vaughan; Toni M. Walker; Emily L. Robertson; James V. Ray; Tina D. Wall Myers; Laura C. Thornton; Laurence Steinberg; Elizabeth Cauffman – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2024
Previous research indicates that youth exhibiting antisocial behavior are at risk for utilizing a disproportionate amount of health services compared to youth without these problems. The present study investigates whether being processed by the juvenile justice system and showing callous-unemotional (CU) traits independently predict health service…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime, Health Services, Antisocial Behavior
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Anna D. Bartuska; Emma L. Eaton; Precious Akinrimisi; Rachel Kim; Dan M. Cheron; Alayna L. Park – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2024
This study explored predictors of community-based providers' adherence to MATCH, a modular cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents. Provider-reported adherence to MATCH was measured using three increasingly strict criteria: (1) "session content" (whether the session covered MATCH content consistent with the client's…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Children, Adolescents, Mental Health
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Pearson, Sarah; Hyde, Chelsea – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2021
Seeking help for mental health concerns is critical for improving wellbeing and preventing the development of mental health disorders, yet many adolescents with mental health problems fail to seek professional help. It is well established that young people with mental health problems face a variety of barriers to help-seeking; however, little is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Help Seeking, Mental Health, Health Services
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Daniel P. Wilkie; Charles W. Mueller – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2021
Disruptive behavior problems develop along multiple causal pathways and are associated with a wide variety of co-occurring problems, including mood disorders. In usual care, effective treatment practices for youth disruptive behavior might differ from what the efficacy research suggests, given treatment setting and population demographic…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, Depression (Psychology), Adolescents
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Allouche, Sam F.; Munson, Jessie A. G.; Long, Anna C. J. – School Mental Health, 2021
Mental health challenges (including mood, anxiety, and behavioral disorders) affect up to one-fifth of adolescents ages 13-18. Although these disorders are associated with impairments in psychological, academic, social, and family domains, they are often left untreated. Schools have great potential to address this service-underutilization gap by…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Disorders, School Health Services, Help Seeking
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Stempel, Hilary; Cox-Martin, Matthew G.; O'Leary, Sonja; Stein, Rachel; Allison, Mandy A. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: School-based health centers (SBHC) can address unmet mental health needs. Little is known about how students seek care from different providers at SBHCs. We describe and compare how students' SBHC visits differ for students seen by mental health providers (MH group) relative to students seen only by primary care providers (PC group).…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Mental Health Programs, School Health Services, Children
LoCurto, Jamie; Pella, Jeffrey E.; Chan, Grace; Ginsburg, Golda S. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2021
Despite the high prevalence of and documented impairment associated with pediatric anxiety disorders, less than half of youth access mental health services. This study examined (a) the utilization of eight school services and supports (e.g., seen a school counselor for a mental health reason, placement in a special class for a behavior or…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Children
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AlAzzam, Manar M.; AL-Sagarat, Ahmad Y.; Abdel Razeq, Nadin M.; Alsaraireh, Faris A. – School Psychology International, 2021
Depression and anxiety are major mental health concerns among adolescent females within the school community and inflect many implications for psychological service providers in schools. The aims of this descriptive correlational study are to estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression among high school adolescent females in Jordan, and to…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, High School Students, At Risk Students
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Hardin, Heather K.; McCarthy, Valerie Lander; Speck, Barbara J.; Crawford, Timothy N. – Journal of School Nursing, 2018
The purpose of our study was to determine the extent to which individual characteristic variables predict trust of healthcare provider (HCP), lifestyle behaviors, and use of health services among adolescents attending public high school in rural Indiana. The sample included 224 individuals surveyed in 9th grade or 12th grade required courses.…
Descriptors: Health Services, Risk, Rural Areas, Adolescents
LoCurto, Jamie; Pella, Jeffrey E.; Chan, Grace; Ginsburg, Golda S. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Despite the high prevalence of and documented impairment associated with pediatric anxiety disorders, less than half of youth access mental health services. This study examined: (1) the utilization of eight school services and supports (e.g., seen a school counselor for a mental health reason, placement in a special class for a behavior or…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Children
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Righi, Giulia; Benevides, Jill; Mazefsky, Carla; Siegel, Matthew; Sheinkopf, Stephen J.; Morrow, Eric M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is associated with significant healthcare expenditures and a greater utilization of psychiatric health services. High utilization may not be evenly distributed across individuals with ASD. The objective of this study was to identify individual and family characteristics that increase the risk of psychiatric…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Health Services
Geiser, Kristin; Fehrer, Kendra; Pyne, Jaymes; Gerstein, Amy; Harrison, Vicki; Joshi, Shashank – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2019
According to national indicators of adolescent health and well-being, the most significant health issues young people face are related to mental health. In San Mateo County, a recent report on adolescent health frames the prevalence of mental health needs among public school students as "staggering." Both locally and nationally, schools…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Well Being, Mental Health
Rochmes, Jane E. – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2016
Health and education are reciprocally related, and research indicates that unhealthy students are poorly positioned to learn. Providing services that prevent health problems or help students cope with existing health concerns is one way that schools intervene in the relationship between student background and educational outcomes. Providing health…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Physical Health, Health Promotion, Prevention
Geiser, Kristin; Fehrer, Kendra; Pyne, Jaymes; Gerstein, Amy; Harrison, Vicki; Joshi, Shashank – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2019
According to national indicators of adolescent health and well-being, mental health is one of the most significant health issues young people face. Since mental health is linked to other aspects of health and well-being, undiagnosed and untreated mental health conditions can negatively impact a young person's social-emotional health, academic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Well Being, Mental Health
Baum, Dabney – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) must develop self-efficacy and disease-management skills to transition successfully to adult medical care. This quantitative study explored whether self-efficacy, age, and gender were predictive of transition readiness of adolescents with SCD from pediatric to adult medical care.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Questionnaires, Diseases, Regression (Statistics)
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