Results from a Statewide School-Based Mental Health Program: Effects on School Climate

Autor/inn/en	DiGirolamo, Ann M.; Desai, Dimple; Farmer, Deana; McLaren, Susan; Whitmore, Ani; McKay, Danté; Fitzgerald, Layla; Pearson, Stephanie; McGiboney, Garry
Titel	Results from a Statewide School-Based Mental Health Program: Effects on School Climate
Quelle	In: School Psychology Review, 50 (2021) 1, S.81-98 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0279-6015
DOI	10.1080/2372966X.2020.1837607
Schlagwörter	Mental Health Programs; School Community Programs; Integrated Services; Access to Health Care; Public Schools; State Programs; Program Effectiveness; Program Length; Educational Environment; School Safety; Attendance; Discipline; Children; Adolescents; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; High School Students; Institutional Characteristics; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Regierungsprogramm; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Anwesenheit; Disziplin; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin
Abstract	Nationally, school-based mental health (SBMH) is seen as an avenue to increase access to children's mental health services and promote mental health awareness. The current article describes the implementation of a statewide SBMH program focusing on partnerships between community-based providers and local school systems, with providers embedded within schools to address needs of children with mental health concerns and promote mental health awareness. A quasi-experimental study with 718 public schools using propensity score matching and analysis of covariance compared schools involved in the program (n = 359) with those not involved (n = 359) on the outcome of school climate. Key findings include a positive impact of the program on school climate, F(1, 712) = 17.90, B = 0.30, p < 0.01, 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.16, 0.44], ?[subscript p][superscript 2] = 0.03, including a greater decrease in discipline incidents over time, F(1, 709) = 9.35, B = 3.12, p < 0.01, 95% CI [1.12, 5.12], ?[subscript p][superscript 2] = 0.01, after controlling for potential confounders (e.g., baseline school climate, percentage receiving free/reduced price lunch, school type, rural status). The study suggests that cross-sector, integrated SBMH programs connecting children, families, schools, and communities can contribute to healthy, enriching environments where children can grow and learn. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01