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Rebecca G. Mirick; James Mccauley – School Social Work Journal, 2023
Youth suicide is a critical public health issue. School-based suicide prevention programs are one strategy to address youth suicide. This research study explores students' (N = 2,806) perspectives on the SOS Signs of Suicide program, a school-based suicide prevention program for youth in grades six through twelve that includes education and…
Descriptors: Suicide, Prevention, Student Attitudes, School Activities
Sherod, R.; Lane, K. L.; Oakes, K. L.; Ma, Z. – Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2023
Across the United States, many school leaders are engaging in systematic screening processes as part of integrated, tiered systems of support to meet students' multiple needs. Systematic screening is a key practice used to examine the overall level of students' performance for the school as a whole and identify students who may need additional…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, At Risk Students, Prevention
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Hager, Nathan M.; Cramer, Robert J.; Kaniuka, Andrea R.; Vandecar-Burdin, Tancy; Badger, Nancy; Holley, Angela M.; Foss, Jennifer; Glenn, Catherine R.; Judd, Sarah; South, Gabrielle; Judah, Matt R. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2023
Despite advances in suicide risk assessment and intervention, evidence-based suicide prevention training for university health service providers is still lacking. This study evaluated the core competency model of suicide prevention training for an interdisciplinary sample of university counseling and student health providers (N = 21). Training was…
Descriptors: Universities, Suicide, Prevention, Training
Denny, Thomas N.; Andrews, Laura; Bonsignori, Mattia; Cavanaugh, Kyle; Datto, Michael B.; Deckard, Anastasia; DeMarco, Todd; DeNaeyer, Nicole; Epling, Carol A.; Gurley, Thaddeus; Haase, Steven B.; Hallberg, Chloe; Harer, John; Kneifel, Charles L.; Lee, Mark J.; Louzao, Raul; Moody, M. Anthony; Moore, Zack; Polage, Christopher R.; Puglin, Jamie; Spotts, P. Hunter; Vaughn, John A.; Wolfe, Cameron R. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020
In fall 2020, Duke University's COVID-19 prevention strategy included risk reduction behaviors, frequent testing using pooled SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction testing, and contact tracing. Among 10,265 students who received testing 68,913 times, 84 had positive results. One half of infections were asymptomatic, and some had high viral loads.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Screening Tests, Disease Control
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Annie Coriolan Ciceron; Carla J. Berg; Michelle Clausen; Min Jeong Jeon; Lorien C. Abroms; Daisy Le – Health Education Research, 2023
Cervical cancer screening and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination are critical for those immunocompromised due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Health education programs, including text messaging, can effectively improve knowledge of cervical cancer and recommended screening. This paper describes the data-driven development of a 4-week…
Descriptors: Cancer, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Screening Tests
Berkley-Patton, Jannette; Thompson, Carole Bowe; Williams, Joah; Christensen, Kelsey; Wainright, Cassandra; Williams, Eric; Bradley-Ewing, Andrea; Bauer, Alexandria; Allsworth, Jenifer – Metropolitan Universities, 2021
African Americans are disproportionately burdened by mental health issues (e.g., stress, chronic depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder). Upon review of mental health local/state/national data, a highly-engaged faith-based Community Action Board (CAB) raised concerns about the mental health needs of African Americans and addressed mental…
Descriptors: African Americans, Church Role, Community Health Services, Mental Health
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Chadi, Nicholas; Levy, Sharon; Wisk, Lauren E.; Weitzman, Elissa R. – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a clinical guideline that can help delay, prevent or reduce substance use behaviors in youth. We aimed to describe the experiences of middle and high school (MS and HS) students attending a school with an SBIRT program. Methods: This was a survey study conducted in 2…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Middle School Students, High School Students, Screening Tests
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Asanjarani, Faramarz; Asgari, Mostafa – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2021
School-based empowerment programs are types of interventions targeting students with or without behavioral, psychological, and emotional difficulties at schools. The purpose of the current study was to examine the effectiveness of a school-based social and mental empowerment program on students' behavioral and developmental problems. We…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, School Counseling, Well Being, Mental Health
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Singer, Jonathan B.; Erbacher, Terri A.; Rosen, Perri – School Mental Health, 2019
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth aged 10-25 years, and approximately one in six adolescents reported serious suicidal ideation in the past year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] in Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS). http://webappa.cdc.gov/cgi-bin/broker.exe, 2017). Schools are…
Descriptors: Suicide, Prevention, Educational Environment, Best Practices
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Hahn, Ellen J.; Huntington-Moskos, Luz; Mundy, Monica; Rademacher, Kathy; Wiggins, Amanda T.; Rayens, Mary Kay; Studts, Jamie L.; Butler, Karen M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: More radon-related lung cancers occur among those exposed to tobacco smoke. Objectives: To test the effects of a personalized environmental report back intervention on change in stage of action for air nicotine testing and adopting a smoke-free home and radon testing and mitigation from baseline to 3 months postintervention. Methods:…
Descriptors: Cancer, Pollution, Environmental Influences, Risk
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Torcasso, Gina; Hilt, Lori M. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2017
Background: Suicide is a leading cause of death among youth. Suicide screening programs aim to identify mental health issues and prevent death by suicide. Objective: The present study evaluated outcomes of a multi-stage screening program implemented over 3 school years in a moderately-sized Midwestern high school. Methods: One hundred ninety-three…
Descriptors: Suicide, Mental Health, Mental Disorders, High School Students
Mom, Sophak; Myklebust, Char; Atella, Julie – Wilder Research, 2020
The Minnesota's School-Based Diversion Model (SBDM) is a student-centered plan to keep youth from entering the criminal justice system due to arrests at school. Wilder Research is working with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to help collect and analyze information about how the SBDM is helping each pilot program increase…
Descriptors: Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Student Needs, Family Involvement
Mom, Sophak – Wilder Research, 2021
The Minnesota's School-Based Diversion Model (SBDM) is a student-centered plan to keep youth from entering the criminal justice system due to arrests at school or during school hours. Wilder Research is working with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to help collect and analyze information about how the SBDM is helping each pilot…
Descriptors: Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Student Needs, Family Involvement
Mom, Sophak; Myklebust, Char; Atella, Julie – Wilder Research, 2021
The Minnesota's School-Based Diversion Model (SBDM) is a student-centered plan to keep youth from entering the criminal justice system due to arrests at school or during school hours. Wilder Research is working with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to help collect and analyze information about how the SBDM is helping each pilot…
Descriptors: Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Student Needs, Family Involvement
Foust, LaShanda Wardlow – ProQuest LLC, 2018
"For valid disability determination to occur, a diagnostic team needs to be able to determine that a student has received appropriate instruction in the general education classroom" (Johnson, Mellard, Fuchs, & McKnight, 2006, p. 4.2). The purpose of the study was to determine whether a middle school Response to Intervention (RTI)…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Fidelity, Program Implementation, Middle Schools
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