Managing Bullying: Focusing on Supervision, Conduct Codes, School Climate, and Mental Health Strategies

2012 ◽  
pp. 109-125
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Conduct Codes

Promoting School Safety, School Climate, and Student Mental Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 117-136
Author(s):  
Amy Jane Griffiths ◽  
Elena Diamond ◽  
Zachary Maupin ◽  
James Alsip ◽  
Michael J. Keller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
School Climate ◽  
School District ◽  
School Violence ◽  
Real World ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
School Safety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Intervention Implementation

The reduction of school violence requires a coordinated effort that enhances school climate and improves the sense of safety on campus. This chapter addresses the related topics of school violence, school safety, and school climate; provides an overview of the interactions among these constructs; and illustrates how they are directly linked to student mental and emotional well-being. A multidisciplinary approach is described that addresses these constructs, which are grounded in a school safety model that provides a foundation to promote students’ mental health. The process for moving toward action includes selecting an appropriate model for organizing intervention efforts, building a multidisciplinary team, developing a plan for assessment, and creating a systematic process for intervention implementation. Finally, a case study is provided to illustrate how a school district can interpret and implement these key components in the real world.

scholarly journals School Climate, Peer Relationships, and Adolescent Mental Health: A Social Ecological Perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. 0044118X2097023
Author(s):  
Emily Long ◽  
Claudia Zucca ◽  
Helen Sweeting
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Based ◽  
Inclusive School ◽  
School Differences

The current study investigated peer relationship and school climate factors associated with adolescent mental health. Cross-sectional data from 2,571 fifteen-year old students in 22 Scottish secondary schools was used. Multilevel models tested for school differences in mental health, and nested linear regression models estimated peer and school effects. Results demonstrated no significant between-school variation in mental health. Peer victimization was the only peer effect associated with mental health. School-belonging, student-teacher relationships, and a perceived inclusive school climate were associated with better mental health, whereas a perceived school climate of exam pressure was associated with worse mental health. The findings highlight multiple aspects of school climate that could be targeted in school-based interventions for adolescent mental health.

School Climate, Deployment, and Mental Health Among Students in Military-Connected Schools

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris Tunac De Pedro ◽  
Ron Avi Astor ◽  
Tamika D. Gilreath ◽  
Rami Benbenishty ◽  
Ruth Berkowitz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
School Climate ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Demographics ◽  
Multiple Components ◽  
Lower Likelihood ◽  
Health And Well Being

Research has found that when compared with civilian students, military-connected students in the United States have more negative mental health outcomes, stemming from the stress of military life events (i.e., deployment). To date, studies on military-connected youth have not examined the role of protective factors within the school environment, such as school climate, in the mental health and well-being of military-connected adolescents. Given this gap in the research on military adolescents, this study draws from a large sample of military and non-military secondary adolescents in military-connected schools ( N = 14,943) and examines associations between school climate, military connection, deployment, and mental health. Findings show that multiple components of school climate are associated with a lower likelihood of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation and increased likelihood of well-being among students in military-connected schools, after controlling for student demographics, military connection, and deployments. The authors conclude with a discussion of school climate interventions for military-connected youth.

scholarly journals Perceived School Climate and Students’ Mental Health

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naeimeh Kohoulat ◽  
Mohammad Reza Dehghani ◽  
Najmeh Kohoulat
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
School Climate

scholarly journals Is positive school climate and adolescent mental health: Longitudinal study of young people in England

2021 ◽  
pp. 100033
Author(s):  
Baptiste Leurent ◽  
Matthew Dodd ◽  
Elizabeth Allen ◽  
Russell Viner ◽  
Stephen Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Young People ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Positive School Climate

scholarly journals School characteristics and children’s mental health: A linked survey-administrative data study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveetha Patalay ◽  
Erin O'Neill ◽  
Jessica Deighton ◽  
Elian Fink
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
School Factors ◽  
School Composition ◽  
Behavioural Symptoms ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties

Background. Mental health difficulties are childhood-onset with lifelong consequences. Children spend a large proportion of their daily life in schools, making the school setting an important context for mental health prevention and support. Methods. Data from a large-scale mental health survey were linked to the national pupil and school census databases. Data from 23,215 children from 648 primary schools were analysed to examine the associations of school composition (school size, gender, socioeconomic and ethnicity composition) and school climate with emotional and behavioural symptoms, as well as high mental health difficulties (scores above clinical cut-off). The proportion of school-level variation explained by composition and climate and whether the association of school factors with mental health were moderated by child-level socio-demographic characteristics were also investigated. Results. After controlling for child-level characteristics, 3 to 4.5% of the variation in children’s mental health outcomes could be attributed to schools. Of this, small proportions were explained by school composition (1.4 to 3.8%) and larger proportions were explained by differences in school climate (29.5 to 48.8%). In terms of composition, lower school socio-economic status (SES) was associated with higher mean behavioural symptoms and slightly raised odds of high mental health difficulties (OR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.01,1.09). More positive school climate was associated with lower mean emotional and behavioural symptoms and lower odds of mental health difficulties (OR = 0.78, 95% CI: 0.74, 0.81). Some of the associations between school factors and mental health were moderated by child sex and SES.Conclusion. School composition was for the most part not associated with children’s mental health and explained only a small proportion of the between school variation in mental health. School deprivation was the only compositional variable to be associated with poor mental health and its association was moderated by the child’s socio-economic status. School climate explained a large amount of the between-school variation in mental health and appears a good target for universal prevention of mental health difficulties in children.

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