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Raviv, Tali; Smith, Mashana; Hurwitz, Laura; Gill, Tara L.; Baker, Sybil; Torres, Stephanie A.; Bowen, Iman E.; Cicchetti, Colleen – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
Investing in school mental health programs has the potential to improve youths' access to mental health services. Barriers to the implementation of school mental health programs include limited workforce capacity, competing priorities, and lack of coordinated care. The current paper describes the history, development, and key components of the…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Mental Health Programs, School Health Services, Program Implementation
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Nicole S. J. Dryburgh; Li Wang; Ruth Repchuck; Alisha R. Matte; Kevin Runions; Katholiki Georgiades – School Mental Health, 2025
Programming aimed at promoting positive student mental health and reducing or preventing mental-ill health is common within schools in Ontario. A brief, valid, and scalable measure was needed to assess the organizational conditions, or the capacity, readiness, and resources of schools to successfully implement and sustain this programming. In…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Program Implementation
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Arora, Prerna G.; Collins, Tai A.; Dart, Evan H.; Hernández, Stephanie; Fetterman, Hallie; Doll, Beth – School Mental Health, 2019
Despite the prevalence and negative consequences of depressive disorders among youth, as well as the need for schools to adopt and implement a continuum of mental health services to address depressive disorders, school mental health providers receive very limited guidance in the selection and application of appropriate evidence-based depression…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Mental Health Programs, School Health Services, Intervention
Krubsack, Liz; Incitti, Julie – Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 2021
In Wisconsin, schools strive to create learning environments where all students and staff feel healthy, safe, supported, engaged, and challenged. To realize this vision, districts and schools partner with students, families, and the community to build a comprehensive school mental health system (CSMHS). A CSMHS increases health equity by ensuring…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Positive Behavior Supports, Evidence Based Practice
National Association of School Psychologists, 2017
Implementing the "Framework for Safe and Successful Schools" (ED612657) requires policies and practices that support ongoing efforts to establish comprehensive school safety programming. This document offers policy and practice recommendations to consider when developing an action plan. Categories include: (1) Integration of Services and…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, School Safety, Positive Behavior Supports, Integrated Services
Hawes, Kathryn; Johnson, Amy; Duina, Angela Atkinson – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2020
In response to requirements of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Maine enacted a rule requiring all schools to have a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) in place by 2012 for a general education, pre-referral system of student support. The purpose of this system, generally termed Response to Intervention (RtI) by…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Positive Behavior Supports, Students with Disabilities, Equal Education
Ecker, Andrew Joseph – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Approximately 20% of youth in the U.S. are experiencing a mental health challenge; a rate that is said to increase by more than 50% by 2020. Schools are the largest provider of mental health services to youth, yet two of schools' most efficacious evidence-based systems, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and school mental health…
Descriptors: Principals, Readiness, Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention
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Arora, Prerna G.; Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Leff, Stephen S. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2017
The implementation of evidence-based psychological programming to meet the needs of a global population has been impeded by the translation of theories and research findings across populations and settings without due consideration of cultural factors. The purpose of this article is to discuss the rationale for use of partnership-based methods in…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Partnerships in Education, Cultural Relevance, Psychological Services
National Association of School Psychologists, 2018
In 2013, national education groups representing principals, school-employed mental health professionals, and school resource officers developed "A Framework for Safe and Successful Schools" (ED612657) to provide a common set of recommendations for policies and practices that create and sustain safe, supportive learning environments. The…
Descriptors: School Safety, Program Implementation, School Violence, Prevention
Cowan, Katherine C.; Vaillancourt, Kelly; Rossen, Eric; Pollitt, Kelly – National Association of School Psychologists, 2015
Efforts to improve school climate, safety, and learning are not separate endeavors. They must be designed, funded, and implemented as a comprehensive school-wide approach that facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration and builds on a multitiered system of supports. The author organizations and cosigners of this joint statement believe that,…
Descriptors: School Safety, School Violence, Prevention, Mental Health Programs
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
LaTurner, Jason; Basu, Semonti – Online Submission, 2008
This report summarizes results from the Austin Community Collaboration to Enhance Student Success (ACCESS) program in AISD during 2007-2008.
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Program Implementation
LaTurner, Jason; Basu, Semonti; Samii-Shore, Karin – Online Submission, 2009
The Austin Community Collaboration to Enhance Student Success (ACCESS) is a community collaboration between the Austin Independent School District (AISD) and public and nonprofit agencies. By implementing a number of innovative prevention and treatment programs to address the emotional, behavioral, and social needs of students, the ACCESS…
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Evaluation, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship