Exploring the impact of a pre-service interprofessional educational intervention for school mental health trainees

This chapter seeks to help teachers and school mental health professionals understand the needs of students who have faced a disaster or terrorism and identify strategies for school-based responses. The chapter provides an overview of the effects of these events on school children and youths, including relevant developmental and cultural considerations, and the impact on the school setting. Then, the discussion emphasizes recommendations for, and possible responses by, teachers, school-based mental health professionals, and administrators. Indeed, just as these traumas can affect multiple levels of school children’s lives, the needed response of school-based professionals can be framed as multi-level, ranging from curricular modification to interventions specifically targeting youngsters’ socio-emotional needs. The sections that follow seek to inform and guide responses for school personnel and provide clear, “actionable” recommendations.

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Opinions About Mental Illness Among Adolescents: The Impact of a Mental Health Educational Intervention

School Mental Health ◽

10.1007/s12310-015-9159-7 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 268-277 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Evanthia Sakellari ◽

Andre Sourander ◽

Athena Kalokerinou-Anagnostopoulou ◽

Helena Leino-Kilpi

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Opinions About Mental Illness ◽

Health Educational Intervention ◽

The Impact

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The Impact of School Mental Health Services on Out-of-School Suspension Rates

Journal of Youth and Adolescence ◽

10.1007/s10964-005-1333-z ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 23-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Eric J. Bruns ◽

Elizabeth Moore ◽

Sharon Hoover Stephan ◽

David Pruitt ◽

Mark D. Weist

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Services ◽

Health Services ◽

School Mental Health ◽

School Suspension ◽

Suspension Rates ◽

The Impact ◽

Out Of School

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The Impact of School Mental Health on Student and School-Level Academic Outcomes: Current Status of the Research and Future Directions

School Mental Health ◽

10.1007/s12310-013-9116-2 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 84-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Shannon M. Suldo ◽

Matthew J. Gormley ◽

George J. DuPaul ◽

Dawn Anderson-Butcher

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Academic Outcomes ◽

School Mental Health ◽

School Level ◽

Current Status ◽

Future Directions ◽

The Impact

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School Mental Health: The Impact of State and Local Capacity-Building Training

International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership ◽

10.22230/ijepl.2014v9n7a516 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

Author(s):

Sharon Stephan ◽

Carl Paternite ◽

Lindsey Grimm ◽

Laura Hurwitz

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Large Scale ◽

School Mental Health ◽

Critical Factor ◽

The United States ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Service Capacity ◽

State And Local ◽

The Impact

Despite a growing number of collaborative partnerships between schools and community-based organizations to expand school mental health (SMH) service capacity in the United States, there have been relatively few systematic initiatives focused on key strategies for large-scale SMH capacity building with state and local education systems. Based on a framework of ten critical factors for capacity building, as well as existing best practices, two case studies were utilized to develop a replicable capacity-building model to advance interagency SMH development. Seventy education and mental health stakeholders from two selected states participated in baseline assessments of skill com-petency and critical factor implementation followed by two-day trainings (one in each state); 29 (41%) of the participants also completed a six month follow-up assessment. Targeted competencies increased significantly for participants from both states, with large effect sizes (d = 2.05 and 2.56), from pre- to post-training. Participant reports of critical factor implementation increased significantly for one of the two states (t[15] = -6.40, p < .001, d = 1.77). Results inform specific training recommendations for stakeholders and collaborative teams, as well as policy implications to support future development of SMH service capacity.

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The Mental Health and Social Exclusion European Network

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027//1016-9040.5.3.245 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 245-251 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Luigi Leonori ◽

Manuel Muñoz ◽

Carmelo Vázquez ◽

José J. Vázquez ◽

Mary Fe Bravo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

European Union ◽

Social Exclusion ◽

Mentally Ill ◽

Outcome Evaluation ◽

World Federation ◽

The European Union ◽

Capital Cities ◽

Homeless Mentally Ill ◽

The Impact

This report concerns the activities developed by the Mental Health and Social Exclusion (MHSE) Network, an initiative supported by the Mental Health Europe (World Federation of Mental Health). We report some data from the preliminary survey done in five capital cities of the European Union (Madrid, Copenhagen, Brussels, Lisbon, and Rome). The main aim of this survey was to investigate, from a mostly qualitative point of view, the causal and supportive factors implicated in the situation of the homeless mentally ill in Europe. The results point out the familial and childhood roots of homelessness, the perceived causes of the situation, the relationships with the support services, and the expectations of future of the homeless mentally ill. The analysis of results has helped to identify the different variables implicated in the social rupture process that influences homelessness in major European cities. The results were used as the basis for the design of a more ambitious current research project about the impact of the medical and psychosocial interventions in the homeless. This project is being developed in 10 capital cities of the European Union with a focus on the program and outcome evaluation of the health and psychosocial services for the disadvantaged.

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