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Macpherson, Reynold; Vann, Barbara – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper evaluates the capacity of the Cornwall Foundation Trust (CFT) of the National Health Service (NHS) to implement the UK Government's children and young people's mental health strategy through its school-based integrated health centre (SBIHC) delivery model. Design/methodology/approach: This evaluation uses six…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Services, Public Policy, School Health Services
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Gryglewicz, Kim; Childs, Kristina K.; Soderstrom, Melanie F. P. – School Mental Health, 2018
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is a training program designed to help adults working with children and adolescents identify and respond to youth who are experiencing mental health problems or are in crisis. YMHFA is being implemented in a number of educational, child welfare, and juvenile justice settings across the country with little…
Descriptors: First Aid, Program Evaluation, Mental Health, Identification
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Beaudry, Mary Beth; Swartz, Karen; Miller, Leslie; Schweizer, Barbara; Glazer, Kara; Wilcox, Holly – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Analysis of data from a NIMH-supported study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) in promoting depression literacy and help-seeking behavior. Methods: Eighteen Pennsylvania schools were matched on size, sex, race, test scores, median income, and free/reduced lunch status.…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Mental Health, Help Seeking, Intervention
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Holden, Sue; Gordon-Dseagu, Vanessa LZ; Gordon, Gill; Chiziza, Nelson; Kiwia, Pfiriaeli; Magesa, Daniel; Manyama, Willbrord; Welbourn, Alice – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: To evaluate the effects of a transformative training programme on children aged 5-14 years affected by HIV and their caregivers. Method: A formative process was used to draft, pilot and finalise training materials in Tanzania. We ran workshops with children living with HIV, their caregivers and some siblings in four communities. We…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Transformative Learning, Children
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Raible, Claire A.; Dick, Rebecca; Gilkerson, Fern; Mattern, Cheryl S.; James, Lisa; Miller, Elizabeth – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: Project Connect is a national program to build partnerships among public health agencies and domestic violence services to improve the health care sector response to partner and sexual violence. Pennsylvania piloted the first school nurse-delivered adolescent relationship abuse intervention in the certified school nurses' office…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Prevention, Intervention, Surveys
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Evenboer, K. E.; Huyghen, A. M. N.; Tuinstra, J.; Reijneveld, S. A.; Knorth, E. J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: The Taxonomy of Care for Youth was developed to gather information about the care offered to children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional problems in various care settings. The aim was to determine similarities and differences in the content of care and thereby to classify the care offered to these children and youth within…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems
UNICEF, 2021
In sub-Saharan Africa, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have far-reaching consequences for 550 million children under the age of 18. This UNICEF Child Alert examines how the disease and measures put in place to contain it are impacting the lives of children across the region, exacerbating existing threats like conflict, climate change and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Conflict, Climate
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Wagstaff, Amanda E.; Polo, Antonio J. – Prevention Researcher, 2012
Depression is more common among adolescents of ethnic minority backgrounds, who also are less likely to receive professional help. This article presents information about prevalence of depression and service use across ethnic groups, and then outlines several promising intervention programs that are designed for adolescents suffering from…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Ethnicity, Depression (Psychology)
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Griswold, Carol H.; Nasso, Jacqueline T.; Swider, Susan; Ellison, Brenda R.; Griswold, Daniel L.; Brooks, Marilyn – Journal of School Nursing, 2013
School absenteeism and poor compliance with prenatal appointments are concerns for pregnant teens. The Prenatal Care at School (PAS) program is a new model of prenatal care involving local health care providers and school personnel to reduce the need for students to leave school for prenatal care. The program combines prenatal care and education…
Descriptors: Attendance, Surveys, Prenatal Care, Compliance (Psychology)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2011
Childhood exposure to traumatic events is a major public health problem in the United States. Traumatic events can include witnessing or experiencing physical or sexual abuse, violence in families and communities, loss of a loved one, refugee and war experiences, living with a family member whose caregiving ability is impaired, and having a…
Descriptors: Health Services, Substance Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Heart Disorders
Louisiana State Office of Public Health, New Orleans. Dept. of Health and Hospitals. – 1997
Since 1991, 23 school health centers have been established to serve children and families through locally sponsored health and education partnerships to improve the health and learning potential of Louisiana's public school students. This report presents information on the program operation in 1996-97. Section 1 of the report describes the growth…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annual Reports, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Washington, DC. – 1990
This monograph lists 500 projects receiving federal funding at the beginning of 1990 from the Office of Maternal and Child Health. For most projects the following information is provided: title, address, phone number, name of a contact person, project start and end dates, and a brief description. Projects are grouped into the following categories:…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Disabilities, Federal Aid
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Maxwell, Sharron L.; And Others – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1976
In an attempt to meet the special challenge of reaching rural youth, the Montachusett Opportunity Council's Family Planning Program (MOC-FP) has been operating a demonstration project that provides sex education and family planning services to adolescents in the rural areas of central Massachusetts. This article explains the program. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling, Family Planning, Health Services
Millstein, Susan G. – 1988
The future of school-linked adolescent health centers cannot be determined without further evaluation. The recent development of school-linked health centers stems from concerns about the special health needs of adolescents. Currently there are 125 school-based and school-linked centers in operation. Characteristics include the following: (1) most…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Clinics, Community Health Services, Contraception
Alexander, Tammis; Nystrom, Robert J.; Spitz, Lauren – 1998
School based health centers (SBHC) are effective providers of health services and education because they are easy for students to access, they take an integrated and developmentally appropriate approach to meeting health needs, and they are prevention-oriented. This report describes the 1996-1997 services provided in 15 of 19 state-supported…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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