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Anna S. Lau; Teresa Lind; Julia Cox; Mojdeh Motamedi; Joyce H. L. Lui; Colby Chlebowski; Ashley Flores; Devynne Diaz; Scott Roesch; Lauren Brookman-Frazee – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2024
Pragmatic measures of evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation can support and evaluate implementation efforts. We examined the predictive validity of therapist reports of EBP strategy delivery for children's mental health outcomes. Data were obtained from 1,380 sessions with 248 children delivered by 76 therapists in two county systems.…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Delivery Systems, Program Implementation, Predictive Validity
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Eiraldi, Ricardo; Comly, Rachel; Goldstein, Jessica; Khanna, Muniya S.; McCurdy, Barry L.; Rutherford, Laura E.; Henson, Kathryn; Bevenour, Patrick; Francisco, Jennifer; Jawad, Abbas F. – School Mental Health, 2023
Children in rural settings are less likely to receive mental health services than their urban and suburban counterparts and even less likely to receive evidence-based care. Rural schools could address the need for mental health interventions by using evidence-based practices within a tiered system of supports such as positive behavioral…
Descriptors: Mental Health Workers, Mental Health Programs, School Health Services, Rural Schools
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Doan, Sy; Schwartz, Heather L.; Lawrence, Rebecca Ann; Karoly, Lynn A. – RAND Corporation, 2022
This is the second of three annual reports evaluating the implementation and effects of two Delaware weighted funding programs for disadvantaged K-12 schools during the 2019-2020 to 2021-2022 school years: Opportunity Funding and the Student Success Block Grant (SSBG). The authors also examined best practices and coronavirus pandemic adaptations…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Educational Finance, Economically Disadvantaged
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Cale, Lorraine; Harris, Jo; Hooper, Oliver – European Physical Education Review, 2020
There are growing concerns over young people's mental health, the academic pressures they face, and the association between school-related stress and health. Given this, alongside the known benefits of physical activity for psychological health, the need for school-based interventions with a physical activity focus seems justified. This paper…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Evaluation, Stress Variables, Anxiety
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Weist, Mark D.; Hoover, Sharon; Lever, Nancy; Youngstrom, Eric A.; George, Melissa; McDaniel, Heather L.; Fowler, Johnathan; Bode, Abby; Joshua Bradley, W.; Taylor, Leslie K.; Chappelle, Lori; Hoagwood, Kimberly – School Mental Health, 2019
This study tested an integrated package for high-quality school mental health (SMH) services involving quality assessment and improvement, family engagement and empowerment, modular evidence-based practice, and implementation support. Within a two-year randomized controlled trial, 35 clinicians, who provided services to 529 students and their…
Descriptors: Mental Health, School Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Program Evaluation
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Doan, Sy; Schwartz, Heather L.; Henry, Daniella; Karoly, Lynn A. – RAND Corporation, 2021
This report is the first of three annual reports evaluating the implementation and effects of two newly expanded Delaware weighted education funding programs, the Opportunity Fund and the Student Success Block Grant (SSBG). The Opportunity Fund provides two streams of financial support--a flexible fund for local education agencies (LEAs) to fund…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Educational Finance, Block Grants
Kristin Geiser; Victoria Ren; Derric Heck; Albert Lowe – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2023
As the nation transitions from responding to the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to navigating its ongoing impact on youth and their communities, K-12 students continue to experience mental health and wellbeing challenges. In the fall of 2021, Redwood City School District (RCSD) placed a full-time, district-employed mental health counselor in each…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Counseling Services
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Makomo, Moffat – Voices in Education, 2020
Community based programmes for adolescents receiving mental health services have been previously linked with the effective acquisition of knowledge, change in perceptions and attitudes, as well as change in behaviours. This article will detail how the new Teen Life Skills Programme was able to address some of the barriers and equip the…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Skill Development, Adolescents
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Baller, Julia Berlin; Barry, Colleen L.; Shea, Kathleen; Walker, Megan M.; Ouellette, Rachel; Mandell, David S. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
In the United States, health insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorder treatments has been historically limited. In response, as of 2015, 40 states and Washington, DC, have passed state autism insurance mandates requiring many health plans in the private insurance market to cover autism diagnostic and treatment services. This study examined…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
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Bradshaw, Kelsey M.; Donohue, Bradley; Fayeghi, Jasmine; Lee, Tiffany; Wilks, Chelsey R.; Ross, Brendon – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
The widespread adoption of research-supported treatments by mental health providers has facilitated empirical development of quality assurance (QA) methods. Research in this area has focused on QA systems aimed at assuring the integrity of research-supported treatment implementation, while examination of QA systems to assure appropriate…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Mental Health, Case Records, Standardized Tests
Freeman, Rachel, Ed.; Walker, Pamela, Ed.; Hewitt, Amy, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration, 2016
Person-centered positive supports are about empowering people with disabilities to live lives that fully reflect their individuality and their humanity. They're about using evidence-based positive practices in the service of the needs, values, and goals of the person receiving the support. And they're about promoting quality of life for people in…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Developmental Disabilities, Evidence Based Practice, Quality of Life
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Askell-Williams, Helen; Dix, Katherine L.; Lawson, Michael J.; Slee, Phillip T. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2013
This paper reports the theoretical conceptualisation, statistical development, and application of an Implementation Index to evaluate the quality of implementation of the KidsMatter Primary school mental health initiative in Australia. Questionnaires were received from the parents and teachers of almost 5000 students, and also from KidsMatter…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Questionnaires
Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention, 2012
Administered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC) is a federal grant program that provides funding to community-based coalitions that organize to prevent youth substance use. Since the…
Descriptors: Health Services, Prevention, Substance Abuse, Federal Aid
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Massey, Jennifer; Brooks, Meghan; Burrow, Jeff – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2014
This study evaluates the effectiveness of providing the Mental Health First Aid training program to student affairs staff. The objective of the training was to increase knowledge of mental health, enhance sensitivity, and raise confidence to intervene and assist individuals experiencing a mental health issue. We found the training successfully met…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health Programs, First Aid, Student Personnel Services
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Wolpert, Miranda; Humphrey, Neil; Belsky, Jay; Deighton, Jessica – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2013
The Targeted Mental Health in Schools (TaMHS) programme was a nationwide initiative that funded mental health provision in schools for pupils at risk of or already experiencing mental health problems. The implementation, impact and experience of this programme was evaluated using quantitative and qualitative methodology involving three main…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health Programs, School Health Services, National Programs
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