This introduction to the special issue, Using Prevention Science to Address the Mental Health Issues in Schools, highlights the need for prevention-minded research in schools. 漏 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Melissa StormontUniversity of MissouriWendy M. Reinke...
However, while schools wait for the introduction and effects of this funding, help is needed now for college students across the country. Find out how to help college students with mental health issues in this blog, with 4 actionable strategies you can put in place to help alleviate mental he...
Schools are a key forum for mental health prevention and intervention. Childhood mental disorder can lead to reduced attendance at school, increases the likelihood of exclusion and dropout from school, and can impair academic attainment. Stressors specific to the school environment, such as bullying,...
Why Does Mental Health Day Matter? There are several reasons it is important to schools: 50% of all chronic mental illnesses begin at the age of 14. Bullying, which can impact mental illness, is a growing issue in schools across the country. More than 70% of students say they have been...
Jackson, E. (2002), "Mental health in schools. what about the staff?", Journal of Child Psychotherapy, Vol. 28, pp. 129-46.Jackson, E. (2002). Mental health in schools: what about the staff? Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 28, 129 - 146....
It is considered “imperative” by most researchers and policy makers that schools meet mental health needs of students particularly when academic achievement and learning in general are affected, with full realization that schools cannot meet every need of every student (Paternite,2005). The growth ...
Although the Comer model is a systemic one, one of its primary foci is the developmental and mental health needs of children attending urban schools. The authors illustrate how teaching and consulting school faculty and parents about basic principles of development and psychopathology change the ...
School-based mental health programs can reach large numbers of children, with increasing evidence of effectiveness in improving mental health and related outcomes, according to a research review in the September/October issue of the Harvard Review of Psy
Many graduate students experience mental health struggles that lead them to question their place in academia. Two scientists who experienced extreme lows in graduate school reflect on what helped them during their low points, and suggest strategies for everyone to contribute to mentally healthier work...
Virginia is one of the latest states to propose a cellphone ban after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed anexecutive orderin July to address "the alarming mental health crisis and chronic health conditions affecting adolescents." The momentum is continuing in California, withthe nation's second-largest ...