ERIC Number: EJ1221070
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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Three-Year Outcomes of a School-Hospital Partnership Providing Multitiered Mental Health Services in Urban Schools
Walter, Heather J.; Kaye, Amy J.; Dennery, Kristine M.; DeMaso, David R.
Journal of School Health, v89 n8 p643-652 Aug 2019
Background: From the perspective of schools, children's mental health is essential to academic success. Multitiered systems of support (MTSS) that provide prevention/promotion, early identification/intervention, and clinical treatment services have been embraced as a promising means to deliver mental health services in the school setting. Methods: A school-hospital partnership tested the implementation over 3 consecutive academic years of an MTSS model for elementary through high-school students enrolled in 6 urban public schools. The model was designed to embed whole-school and classroom-level prevention/promotion programs alongside small group and individual services for selected youth. Utilization, satisfaction, and student- and school-level outcomes were assessed. Results: Students participating in early intervention had significantly improved social-emotional competencies and coping skills (particularly those students at highest risk), and students with mental health disorders who participated in clinical treatment had significantly improved symptoms and functioning. Schools significantly enhanced their capacity to provide mental health services across prevention/promotion, early identification/intervention, and crisis management domains. These findings were replicated across 3 consecutive years of program implementation. Conclusions: A school-hospital partnership using an MTSS model was found to be feasible, valued, and effective in improving students' mental health status and schools' capacities to provide mental health services.
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Mental Health, School Health Services, Public Schools, Hospitals, Partnerships in Education, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Early Intervention, At Risk Students, Coping, Social Development, Emotional Development, Intervention, Crisis Management, Capacity Building, Program Effectiveness, Urban Schools, Prevention, Health Promotion
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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