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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
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Hoffman, Jill A.; Anderson-Butcher, Dawn; Fuller, Michael; Bates, Samantha – Children & Schools, 2017
Rural schools face unique challenges that affect student academic success or failure. Youths served in rural settings experience barriers to learning that negatively influence their achievement and developmental outcomes. To improve outcomes for rural youths, it is important for schools to understand overall school experiences so that school-wide…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience
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Tyre, Ashli D. – Children & Schools, 2012
Despite our knowledge of poor educational outcomes for youths in foster care, the literature on methods or models for addressing the needs of this vulnerable group of students remains extremely limited. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to describe a school-based educational support model that provides advocacy, tutoring, and…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Reading Skills, Educational Needs, Special Needs Students