National Program
A model that improves the health and well-being of adolescents by using evidence-based psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions in the early identification and treatment of adolescents and young adults with severe mental illness.
March 6, 2013
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Report
This report is the second in a series of studies that report on strategies to sustain children’s mental health services and prevent the onset of problem behaviors.
November 20, 2011
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Story
Projects in Brooklyn, N.Y., Chicago and Los Angeles developed culturally competent school-connected mental health services for immigrants and refugees under Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth.
February 15, 2012
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Program Result
The University of Texas Medical Branch launched and ran Telemedicine for School-Based Mental Health, a project to provide mental health treatment by university-based clinicians to disadvantaged students in their school clinics in Galveston, Texas.
November 21, 2011
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Program Result
Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth brought school-connected mental health services to immigrants and refugees in 15 communities in eight states by developing model mental health programs.
December 1, 2009
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Journal Article
This article examines post-disaster counseling services in schools following Hurricane Katrina. The researchers conducted focus groups to identify counseling services offered and barriers to care in schools.
April 26, 2010
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Program Result
Some 304 school health nurses and 199 other school health personnel, social workers and community partners received training using the "Trauma to Triumph" curriculum developed by Louisiana State University School of Nursing.
July 30, 2009
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Program Result
Investigators conducted two waves of a study of local mental health advocacy organizations that support families of children and adolescents with mental health needs.
January 7, 2009
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Video/Story
How the Portland Identification and Early Referral program intervenes to prevent severe mental illness in teens and young adults.
May 4, 2009
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Evaluation
This evaluation aims to document impacts associated with school-connected interventions with an emphasis on overcoming cultural and language barriers of children in immigrant and refugee families.