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McNeely, Clea A.; Sprecher, Katharine; Bates-Fredi, Denise; Price, Olga Acosta; Allen, Chenoa D. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Foreign-born children rarely use traditional school mental health services. Comprehensive programs that combine mental health services with academic, economic, and socioemotional supports reach more foreign-born children and improve well-being. However, little practical guidance exists regarding how to best combine these diverse…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Immigrants
Wolpert, Miranda; Humphrey, Neil; Deighton, Jessica; Patalay, Praveetha; Fugard, Andrew J. B.; Fonagy, Peter; Belsky, Jay; Vostanis, Panos – School Psychology Review, 2015
We report on a randomized controlled trial of Targeted Mental Health in Schools (TaMHS), which is a nationally mandated school-based mental health program in England. TaMHS aimed to improve mental health for students with, or at risk of, behavioral and emotional difficulties by providing evidence-informed interventions relating to closer working…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health Programs
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2012
This report presents results pertaining to mental health from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years old or older. This report presents national estimates of the prevalence of past year mental disorders and past year mental health…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
Leslie, Laurel K.; Raghavan, Ramesh; Hurley, Maia; Zhang, Jinjin; Landsverk, John; Aarons, Gregory – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objectives: Public Law (P.L.) 110-351, the "Fostering Connections to Success Act," calls for state child welfare agencies to partner with Medicaid and pediatric experts to provide planning and oversight regarding the provision of health and mental health services, including medication, to children in state custody. Recent reports, media cases, and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Child Welfare
Zamani, A. Rahman, Ed.; Rose, Bobbie, Ed.; Calder, Judy, Ed.; Garakani, Tahereh, Ed.; Leonard, Victoria, Ed. – California Childcare Health Program, 2010
"Child Care Health Connections" is a bimonthly newsletter published by the California Childcare Health Program (CCHP), a community-based program of the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing. The goals of the newsletter are to promote and support a healthy and safe environment…
Descriptors: Merchandise Information, Safety, Health Programs, Public Health
Anderson, Jeffrey A.; Wright, Eric R.; Kelley, Ken; Kooreman, Harold – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2008
Few studies have examined the longitudinal impact that systems of care (SOCs) have on the clinical functioning of young people. This study investigated patterns of clinical improvement over time in an SOC and explored the degree to which demographic characteristics and referral source affected those patterns. Data were gathered at the time of…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Mental Health, Longitudinal Studies, Causal Models
Banks, Tachelle; Zionts, Paul – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2009
The academic and social challenges facing public schools are enormous. For example, the pressure to meet the demands of the current high-stakes testing environment and reach adequate yearly progress (AYP) goals has arguably never been greater (Luna & Turner, 2001; Sanders, 2003). The energy devoted to academics has supplanted the little time spent…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Coping, Timeout
Sourander, Andre; Niemela, Solja; Santalahti, Paivi; Helenius, Hans; Piha, Jorma – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
A study comparing population samples from 1989, 1999 and 2005 were used to investigate changes in emotional and behavioral problems in 8-year-old children and their use and need of mental health services. Results show an increase in self-reported depressive symptoms among girls and a continuous increase in using of the services in which school…
Descriptors: Health Services, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health Programs, Identification
Keeley, Mary L.; Wiens, Brenda A. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2008
This study analyzed family influences on treatment refusal in school-linked mental health services (SLMHS). Specifically, it assessed whether levels of family cohesion, conflict, and organization were related to whether a family refused to initiate recommended treatment. Children (N = 133) referred for emotional and behavioral problems and their…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Risk
Robbins, Vestena; Dollard, Norin; Armstrong, Beth Jordan; Kutash, Krista; Vergon, Keren S. – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2008
The inverse relationship between economic status and mental illness is well established. Less is known, however, about the nature of this relationship. A comparison of poor suburban and rural youth receiving services for their emotional and behavioral problems revealed more similarities than differences. Family income increased during the first…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Economic Status, Family Income, Mental Disorders
Heflinger, Craig Anne; Hoffman, Cheri – Journal of Rural Health, 2009
Context: All youth, especially those with serious emotional disturbances (SED), face challenges as they transition to adulthood. Little is known about rural youth at risk for transition problems. Purpose: To examine transition-age youth who use publicly funded services in rural and urban/suburban locations in Tennessee in order to describe youth…
Descriptors: Health Services, Group Membership, Rural Youth, Mental Retardation
Gourley, Becca – National High School Center, 2009
This fact sheet is intended to provide a snapshot of the current issues surrounding dropout factors among students who are identified with emotional disturbance, as well as to provide mental health resources that may assist this population to remain in high school. The statistics presented in this document highlight both the importance of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Substance Abuse, Dropout Prevention, Emotional Disturbances
Jacobs, Anne K.; Roberts, Michael C.; Vernberg, Eric M.; Nyre, Joseph E.; Randall, Camille J.; Puddy, Richard W. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2008
We examined factors related to treatment responders (n = 35) and nonresponders (n = 16) in a group of 51 children admitted to the Intensive Mental Health Program (IMHP). Children's response to treatment was coded based on their functioning at intake and discharge using total CAFAS scores. Demographic variables, length of treatment, number of…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs
Cho, Sun-Mi; Kim, Hyun-Chung; Cho, Hyun; Shin, Yun-Mi – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
As children with emotional or behavioral problems often fail to receive the treatment available to them, this study examined (1) the degree of perceived need (PN) among Korean parents regarding mental health services for their children, (2) the factors associated with such perceptions, (3) the degree to which Korean parents actually engage mental…
Descriptors: Health Services, Check Lists, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health

Littner, Ner – Child Welfare, 1972
The level of knowledge about childhood emotional disturbance is adequate to the task of early prevention and rehabilitation, but the challenge is to stimulate the essential community cooperation. (ML)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances