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Lyon, Aaron R.; Bruns, Eric J.; Weathers, Ericka S.; Canavas, Nick; Ludwig, Kristy; Vander Stoep, Ann; Cheney, Douglas; McCauley, Elizabeth – Grantee Submission, 2014
School-based mental health services offer unparalleled opportunities for providing accessible care to children and adolescents. Research indicates that services available in schools are rarely based on evidence of effectiveness and are typically disconnected from the larger school context. To address these issues, the current paper presents…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Expertise, Opinions, Mental Health Programs
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Bruns, Eric J.; Moore, Elizabeth; Stephan, Sharon Hoover; Pruitt, David; Weist, Mark D. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2005
The current study investigated whether the presence of school-based mental health clinicians in an urban school district was associated with reduced out-of-school suspension rates. Forty one elementary schools with expanded school mental health (ESMH) programs were compared to 41 schools without ESMH programs. Correlational analyses revealed…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Health Services, Urban Schools, Suspension
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Bruns, Eric J.; Walrath, Christine; Glass-Siegel, Marcia; Weist, Mark D. – Behavior Modification, 2004
This study investigated the association between school-based mental health services and two proposed but untested outcomes of these services: (a) school climate and (b) patterns of referrals to special education. Results from a climate survey found that teachers and staff in eight elementary schools with expanded school mental health (ESMH)…
Descriptors: Health Services, Special Education, Mental Health Programs, Urban Schools