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Lever, Nancy; Sander, Mark A.; Lombardo, Sylvie; Randall, Camille; Axelrod, Jennifer; Rubenstein, Michelle; Weist, Mark D. – Behavior Modification, 2004
Inner-city youth are at high risk for dropping out of high school. Within this article, risk factors associated with dropout and strategies for effective prevention and intervention are reviewed. An example of a school-based drop-out prevention program is highlighted. The FUTURES Program is a school-based drop-out prevention program designed to…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Mental Health Programs, High Risk Students
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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
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Brener, Nancy D.; Martindale, Jim; Weist, Mark D. – Journal of School Health, 2001
Describes School Health Policies and Programs Study 2000 findings about state- and district-level policies and practices related to mental health and social services issues (organization, staffing, and facilities; required services; school based health clinics and services at other sites; professional preparation; collaboration; and evaluation);…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Child Health, Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
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Acosta, Olga M.; Weist, Mark D.; Lopez, Fernando A.; Shafer, Micheal E.; Pizarro, L. Josefina – Behavior Modification, 2004
A survey was made of the leaders in the Latino community from four East coast cities on the mental health, academic, and behavioral needs of Latino youth, services available to them, and recommendations to better address their needs. Of the 112 Latino leaders recruited, 46 responded to the survey, expressing their views that Latino youth…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Youth Programs, Needs Assessment, Hispanic American Students
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