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Eric J. Bruns; Kristine Lee; Michael D. Pullmann; Freda Liu; Janine Jones; Courtney A. Zulauf-McCurdy; Melissa Serafin; Rosemary Reyes; Casey Chandler; Elizabeth M. McCauley – School Mental Health, 2025
Examining self-reported problems of students receiving school mental health (SMH) services holds promise for informing strategies across all tiers of school support. However, no prior research has investigated students' self-reported needs. The current study coded open-ended youth problem statements (N = 1212) from a diverse sample of 455 students…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Help Seeking, Referral, School Health Services
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Jin Liu; Ruyi Ding; Tuo Liu; Wei He; Yu Bao; Ruiqin Gao; Sarah K. Hood – Behavioral Disorders, 2024
Before adopting a scale for a new culture, researchers should conduct systematic translation procedures and evaluations to ensure its psychometric quality. The Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 (PSC-17) is a brief and valid scale developed by U.S. researchers to evaluate children's emotional, attentional, and behavioral problems. This study aimed to…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Check Lists, Elementary School Students
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Helverschou, Sissel Berge; Ludvigsen, Linn Beate; Hove, Oddbjørn; Kildahl, Arvid Nikolai – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Psychiatric disorders in individuals with co-occurring autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) are common, but diagnosis presents many challenges. The Psychopathology in Autism checklist (PAC) is among the very few instruments specifically developed for this group of individuals. The psychometric properties of the PAC…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Psychometrics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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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Miller, Shauna; Smith-Bonahue, Tina; Kemple, Kristen – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2017
Challenging behavior in preschool can lead to harmful outcomes for some children. While interventions have been shown to be effective in reducing or eliminating challenging behavior, evidence suggests that young children with challenging behavior are under-identified for services, increasing their risk for expulsion from early childhood programs.…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Behavior Problems, Organizational Climate
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Carlier, Sophie; Kurzeja, Nastasia; Ducenne, Lesley; Pauwen, Nathalie; Leys, Christophe; Delvenne, Véronique – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Objective: This article aims at exploring distinctive hallmarks of autistic disorders compared to other groups presenting mimicking and/or overlapping conditions. Method: The exploratory study involved 196 children with autism, intellectual disability, language impairment and psycho-affective disorders previously referred to an autism diagnostic…
Descriptors: Referral, Autism, Severity (of Disability), Intellectual Disability
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Norbury, Courtenay Frazier; Gooch, Debbie; Baird, Gillian; Charman, Tony; Simonoff, Emily; Pickles, Andrew – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2016
Background: The youngest children in an academic year are reported to be educationally disadvantaged and overrepresented in referrals to clinical services. In this study we investigate for the first time whether these disadvantages are indicative of a mismatch between language competence at school entry and the academic demands of the classroom.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Behavior Problems, Language Impairments, Questionnaires
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Gebreselassie, Tesfayi; Stephens, Robert L.; Maples, Connie J.; Johnson, Stacy F.; Tucker, Alyce L. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2014
Predictors of retention of participants in a longitudinal study and heterogeneity between communities were investigated using a multilevel logistic regression model. Data from the longitudinal outcome study of the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families program and information on…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Persistence, Children, Family Involvement
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 2016
The number of students identified under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with an emotional disturbance (ED) has remained remarkably stable over the last 30 years. During this time, approximately 1% of the school-aged population has been identified as disabled under the criteria set forth in IDEA (Kim, Forness, & Walker,…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Emotional Disturbances, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs
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Jaspers, Merlijne; de Winter, Andrea F.; Buitelaar, Jan K.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Reijneveld, Sijmen A.; Hartman, Catharina A. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2013
For clinically referred children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) several early indicators have been described. However, knowledge is lacking on early markers of less severe variants of ASD and ADHD from the general population. The aim of the present study is to identify early indicators of…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Social Behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents
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Sinnott, Cheri – American Annals of the Deaf, 2009
Positive behavior interventions and Supports (PBIS) programs are being introduced in school districts throughout Illinois and the rest of the United States, resulting in decreased behavioral incidents and increased academic achievement. Programs for students who are deaf or hard of hearing benefit from implementation of this type of…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Intervention