Implementation and Outcomes of a National School-Based Mental Health Program for Middle School Students in Chile

Autor/inn/en	Canenguez, Katia M.; Farley, Alyssa M.; Squicciarini, Ana María; Dutta, Anamika; Simonsohn, Ariela; Holcomb, Juliana M.; Peña, Felipe; Leiva, Loreto; Benheim, Talia S.; Guzmán, Javier; Jellinek, Michael; Murphy, J. Michael
Titel	Implementation and Outcomes of a National School-Based Mental Health Program for Middle School Students in Chile
Quelle	In: School Mental Health, 15 (2023) 1, S.165-176 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Canenguez, Katia M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1866-2625
DOI	10.1007/s12310-022-09541-2
Schlagwörter	Mental Health Programs; School Health Services; Outcomes of Education; Academic Achievement; Classroom Observation Techniques; Foreign Countries; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Check Lists; Longitudinal Studies; Teacher Workshops; Intervention; Program Effectiveness; At Risk Students; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; Attendance; Educational Benefits; National Programs; Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schuleingangsuntersuchung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schulleistung; Ausland; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Checkliste; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Anwesenheit; Bildungsertrag; nicht übertragen
Abstract	Background: Chile's national school-based mental health program, "Skills for Life" (SFL), has demonstrated effectiveness in improving behavioral and academic outcomes in first- through third-grade students. The current study assessed the feasibility and outcomes of SFL's program for sixth- through eighth-grade students. Methods: We assessed the percentage of students who participated in the program and longitudinal changes on teacher-reported Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation Re-Revised (TOCA-RR) scores, youth-reported Pediatric Symptom Checklist-Chile (PSC-Y-CL) scores, grade-point average, and school attendance from sixth to eighth grade (2016-2018) for SFL's workshop intervention. Linear mixed effects models analyzed the association between outcome variables and workshop attendance. Results: Of the 30,649 sixth graders who attended the 754 participating schools in 2016, 28,204 (92.0%) were screened with the TOCA-RR. Of the 1829 students who screened at risk, 1344 had available workshop data for seventh grade, with 86.9% of them participating in most ([greater than or equal to] 7) workshop sessions. Workshop attendance was significantly associated with improvements in school attendance and peer relationships (a TOCA-RR subscale) in eighth grade. Conclusions: With high rates of behavioral health screening and workshop attendance, this study demonstrated the feasibility of implementing SFL's middle school program on a national scale. Higher workshop attendance by at-risk students was associated with better school attendance and peer relationships in eighth grade, as well as better but not significantly different outcomes on other measures (e.g., teacher-rated school performance and aggressive behavior in the classroom). Overall, these findings provide preliminary evidence of the feasibility and benefits of SFL's middle school program. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01