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Mirick, Rebecca G.; Berkowitz, Larry; McCauley, James; Bridger, Joanna – Children & Schools, 2023
Schools have an important role to play in adolescent suicide prevention. This article describes universal screenings for depression and suicidality as one component of the Signs of Suicide (SOS) program in middle and high schools following the suicide death of a student in the past few years. Of the students screened (N = 7,429), 11.0 percent of…
Descriptors: Suicide, Prevention, At Risk Students, Screening Tests
Lee, Youjung; Bronstein, Laura; Cook, Kelley – Children & Schools, 2023
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, children and families in rural communities have been experiencing unprecedented long-term social isolation and insufficient access to mental health services. Prior to the pandemic, access to mental healthcare in rural communities was already inadequate, leading rural populations to be routinely underserved when facing…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Access to Health Care, Rural Areas
Canfield, James P.; Kokotek, Leslie; Kim, Suk Hee; Kinney, Wayne; Harley, Dana – Children & Schools, 2023
Social communication is closely related to overall and general adolescent mental health and predictive of problem behaviors in adulthood. However, adolescents with social communication deficits remain an underidentified and underserved population, especially in school-based settings. In part, this is due to the dearth of social communication…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Adolescents, Mental Health
Childs, Tasha M.; Iachini, Aidyn L. – Children & Schools, 2023
The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to understand the types of mental health supports described in school district reopening plans in one southeastern state, and to understand school social workers' involvement in developing these plans during the first full academic year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Publicly accessible school…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Needs, School Districts, School Social Workers
Chock-Goldman, Jessica – Children & Schools, 2022
During the beginning stages of COVID-19, school social workers in New York City (NYC) were at the forefront of managing the mental health of youth and families. There were multiple barriers that interfered with the level of care that school social workers wanted and needed to provide to both students and their families. This article is an NYC…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health
Sedillo-Hamann, Dayna – Children & Schools, 2022
Restorative justice (RJ) is both a philosophy and a set of practices meant to repair harm and maintain connection in the face of wrongdoing. While RJ is becoming increasingly popular among K-12 educators and in schools, emphasis is typically on its social justice applications, including its use as an alternative to zero-tolerance discipline…
Descriptors: Trauma, Justice, School Social Workers, Elementary Secondary Education
Knipp, Hannah – Children & Schools, 2022
In March of 2020, many school systems transitioned to fully virtual platforms in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19. In the following months, schools remained online, transitioned to hybrid (partially online, partially in-person) models, or reopened completely. School-based mental health professionals (SBMHPs) remained responsible for…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Counselors, Mental Health
Marques, Sara Schjølberg; Braidwood, Ruth – Children & Schools, 2021
The mental health effects of the coronavirus pandemic are likely to be significant and sustained, especially for those who experience adversity or preexisting mental health difficulties. This article examines the experiences of older adolescents during the United Kingdom government's "lockdown" period (April 2020 to June 2020) on mental…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health, Late Adolescents
Grumbach, Giesela; Johnson, Annette H.; Engel, Erik; Campos-Moreira, Linda D. – Children & Schools, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the natural rhythm of the school year, affecting the way services are rendered. This shift has implications for the termination of services and the guidance of school social work interns through the termination process. This article provides lessons learned from the rapid transition from face-to-face practice to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs
Cypers, Scott Jared; Lopez, Amy – Children & Schools, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent quarantine orders led to a lot of uncertainty, fear, and mental health difficulty around the world. To be able to support the community during this time of crisis, especially when no in-person crisis services could be provided, an online mental health support and parenting group was offered to the community.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health, Access to Health Care
Joseph, Andrea Asha; Wilcox, Serena M.; Hnilica, Rebecca J.; Hansen, Mary C. – Children & Schools, 2020
Given the unique forms of trauma that some Black and Brown youths are exposed to, and the salience of race and racial bias in discipline decision making, this article proposes that discipline interventions should be both race centered and trauma informed. Using critical race theory (CRT), trauma-informed practice literature, and restorative…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, African American Students, Trauma, Discipline
Andrews, Jack H.; Cho, Evelyn; Tugendrajch, Siena K.; Marriott, Brigid R.; Hawley, Kristin M. – Children & Schools, 2020
Evidence-based assessment, which requires the use of reliable and valid measurement tools, is an essential component of many services that school social workers provide to promote the social, emotional, and behavioral health of students. A wide variety of psychometrically sound assessment tools exist to choose from, but it can be difficult for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Mental Health, Mental Disorders
Knight, M. Amaris; Haboush-Deloye, Amanda; Goldberg, Pamela M.; Grob, Kelly – Children & Schools, 2019
Social-emotional learning (SEL) programs can be considered upstream, or primary prevention, because they focus on providing students with the life skills necessary to navigate situations and relationships from which problem behaviors may arise to prevent a crisis situation. Strategies & Tools to Embrace Prevention with Upstream Programs…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Prevention, Social Development, Emotional Development
Wells, Melissa; Mitchell, Kimberly J.; Jones, Lisa M.; Turner, Heather A. – Children & Schools, 2019
This study examines how youths with different types of disabilities, mental health diagnoses, and special education services experience peer harassment victimization (PHV). This analysis examines how these youths experience harassment that only occurs in person, only through technology, and both in person and through technology…
Descriptors: Bullying, Youth, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health
van Vulpen, Kimberly Searcey; Habegar, Amy; Simmons, Teresa – Children & Schools, 2018
The benefits of school-based mental health services have been supported in prior research and literature. Studies have shown that approximately one in five youths in schools today have diagnosable mental health disorders. However, research has identified that close to 70 percent of those youths do not receive the services they need. This gap in…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Rural Schools, Access to Health Care, Mental Health