Racial/ethnic minoritized (REM) youth represent a high-risk group for suicide, yet there are striking disparities in their use of mental health services (MHS) even after risk is identified in schools. Prior research suggests that school-based risk assessments and hospitalization encounters can be negatively experienced by REM youth and families,…

Comprehensive programmes to help reduce substance misuse/mental illness in youth should combine Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). EMPATHY, an SBIRT programme, was part of a school-based prevention initiative to reduce symptoms of substance misuse in youth in Grades 6-12, along with reducing symptoms of depression,…

Throughout the migratory process, unaccompanied minors from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras--countries known as the Northern Triangle of Central America--are at great risk for exposure to adverse experiences, loss, and stressors that can have negative consequences on their mental health and well-being. Although the limited research with…

College students report high rates of mental health problems. Even as help-seeking behaviors have increased over the years and college mental health services report increased utilization, untreated mental disorders are prevalent among college students. The unmet mental health needs of college students are an important college access and…

Many refugee children experience trauma in early childhood. Effective, tailored interventions are needed to improve refugee children's access to preventive mental health. We interviewed refugee-serving stakeholders and parents participating in an evidence-based preventive mental health and wellness intervention adapted for Afghan refugee children…

Secondary analysis of the Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2018 data set (Baby FACES 2018) explored links between family risk events and referral-making and referral uptake among families receiving Early Head Start (EHS) services. Referrals to both behavioral health and entitlement programs were considered. Results showed that…

This paper employs BP Neural Network (BPNN) theory to evaluate innovation and entrepreneurship education in universities. It utilizes students' evaluation indexes as input vectors and determines the number of hidden layer neurons. Experimental results serve as output vectors. The BPNN method proves reasonable and feasible for vocational education…

In 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General declared a children's mental health crisis, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an increase in the prevalence of youth mental health needs stating that adolescents are in crisis (Reinert et al., 2021). Since 2021, a significant amount of literature has been published, indicating that,…

Purpose: Undiagnosed mental health disorders such as depression are increasing in prevalence. School staff serve as important gateway providers for students requiring mental health support, and understanding how teachers make decisions about referring students for mental health services in schools is critically important. Additionally, identifying…

About 16.5% of school-aged children had been diagnosed with a mental health disorder in the United States in 2016. The most common mental health disorders among children include attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, and behavioral disorders. This report describes the percentage of U.S. children aged 5-17 years who have taken…

In the article, "Are the kids alright? Examining the intersection between education and mental health," Humphrey examines the zeitgeist of mental health service delivery within education. He posits that education and children's mental health services have undergone significant transformations, yet gaps in treatment remain. Moreover,…

Although implementation fidelity (IF) is an important factor in interpreting the outcomes of intervention programs, so far there is little knowledge about how it actually relates to them. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify which component of IF (adherence, quality of the intervention, exposure to the intervention and…

There is a need for mental health interventions for youth in the United States. Youth mentoring programs have proven to be successful in helping in a variety of aspects. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to gain insight into the lived experiences of participants in a therapeutic youth mentoring program. In addition to being paired 1:1…

This study evaluated a self-report survey assessing school professionals' perceptions of school and community mental health supports and services. Based on responses from 560 school professionals, findings provide support for the measure's internal structure and ability to distinguish low-poverty and high-poverty schools. Practitioners and…

"Creating Communities of Care: How Charter Schools can Develop Systems that Support Student Mental Health" provides new tools to help charter schools adapt to the changing needs of their students and staff. This resource focuses on improving student mental health and well-being to help set the foundation for school community wellness.…