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Nanmathi Manian – National Comprehensive Center, 2021
Addressing the surge in mental health and social and emotional needs of students and staff will be critical in the upcoming years. The increased understanding of the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma, and their negative effects on the social, emotional, and academic success of students, has propelled a growing number of…
Descriptors: Trauma, Mental Health, Health Needs, Teaching Methods
Wilson, Louise – Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 2022
Throughout the school year, recommendations were revised several times to reflect what was currently known about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and best public health practices as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). The situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control, Public Health
Larsen, Merilee – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Background: The Healthy People 2020 objectives in school health education have brought attention to the elementary classroom. To meet the goal of increasing by 4% the total number of schools requiring health education, information on the current state of health education is necessary. Due to mandatory core curriculum testing and the instructional…
Descriptors: Barriers, Health Education, Elementary School Students, Educational Objectives
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Kennedy, Emma-Kate – Support for Learning, 2015
A key principle upon which the Revised Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice 0-25 (2015) is based is children's involvement in decision-making that affects them, and a significant change is the removal of the term "behaviour" and an emphasis on social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. To ensure that…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Health Needs, Psychological Needs, Mental Health
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Wegmann, Kate M.; Powers, Joelle D.; Swick, Danielle C.; Watkins, Charity S. – School Social Work Journal, 2017
Untreated mental health needs can have serious negative consequences for the life outcomes of children, including greater difficulty in performing well academically. Elementary schools have a unique opportunity to meet the mental health needs of students through early intervention. One model for the implementation of mental health services in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mental Health, Health Needs, Mental Disorders
Jones, Willette – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study investigated the low literacy and math achievement of 4th grade students with emotional disturbances (ED) in an urban school district in Pennsylvania. Researchers have speculated that teachers possess limited knowledge of the behavioral health needs of students with ED needed to support their behavior and achievement. Therefore, this…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Mathematics Achievement, Emotional Disturbances, Elementary School Teachers
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Heath, Melissa Allen; Smith, Kathryn; Young, Ellie L. – School Psychology International, 2017
The introductory article to this special edition of "School Psychology International," "Using Children's Literature to Strengthen Social and Emotional Learning," describes the need for a broader base of support for children's mental health needs. Both nationally and internationally, the limited number of mental health…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Social Development, Emotional Development, Bibliotherapy
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Wellner, Laurie, Ed.; Pierce-Friedman, Kathleen, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Teachers in their first few years of their teaching career require high quality, structured support to begin the journey towards becoming experts. Establishing research-based best practices and working habits set up early career teachers for a fulfilling and successful career. The requirements of teachers are constantly changing, and teachers need…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Evidence Based Practice, Faculty Development, Best Practices
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Tello, Angelica M.; Castellon, Nancy E.; Aguilar, Alejandra; Sawyer, Cheryl B. – Professional Counselor, 2017
The United States has recently seen a significant increase in the number of unaccompanied minors from the Northern Triangle of Central America (i.e., El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala). These children and youth are refugees fleeing extreme poverty and gang violence. This study examined the narratives of 16 refugees from the Northern Triangle…
Descriptors: Refugees, Poverty, Juvenile Gangs, Personal Narratives
Estes, Elizabeth; Davis, Jeff; Shilton, Adrienne; Stoner-Mertz, Christine; Funk, Michael; Eisenberg, Lisa; Weller, Teneh; Knecht, Richard S.; Kelley, Veronica; Kain, Lara; Peck, Jennifer; Rosario, Aleah; Lombardo, Michael; Kimner, Hayin; Jacobs, Melissa; Dickey, Amanda; Epstein, Ken; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Alcala, Lupita; Caparas, Ruthie; Coley, Aressa; Justus, Marianne; Willis, Jason; Larsen, Karen – WestEd, 2022
This field guide is a first step by a collaborative of California child-serving education, health, and social service experts and leaders to further California's current efforts toward one effective, integrated, comprehensive, school-based child-serving system. The guide includes guidance for both local education agencies (LEAs) and state leaders,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Guides, School Districts, Public Officials
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Culler, Corinna S.; Kotelchuck, Milton; Declercq, Eugene; Kuhlthau, Karen; Jones, Kari; Yoder, Karen M. – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: School-based dental programs target high-risk communities and reduce barriers to obtaining dental services by delivering care to students in their schools. We describe the evaluation of a school-based dental program operating in Chelsea, a city north of Boston, with a low-income and largely minority population, by comparing…
Descriptors: School Health Services, At Risk Students, Access to Health Care, Dental Health
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Watanabe, Kanae; Dickinson, Annette – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2015
In New Zealand (NZ) and Japan, despite comprehensive national health and physical education (HPE) curriculums in schools, there continues to be significant health issues for children. A qualitative interpretative descriptive research method was used to compare how primary school teachers taught HPE in both countries. In NZ, there is some freedom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Health, Qualitative Research, Health Education
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Moran, Kristen; Bodenhorn, Nancy – Journal of School Counseling, 2015
Perceptions and experiences of elementary school counselors' collaborative efforts with community mental health providers are examined through this exploratory phenomenological study. Ten participants engaged in two in-depth interviews. Collaboration was considered an effective way to increase services to students and their families. Six themes…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Services, School Counselors, Phenomenology
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Frei, Simone; Frei, Balz; Bobe, Gerd – Journal of Extension, 2014
Are Extension healthy youth programs needed in highly educated U.S. communities? To answer this question, 175 children from four public elementary schools in Corvallis, Oregon, self-reported in a cross-sectional study their dietary intake, and 71 children provided a blood sample for measuring vitamin D concentrations. Most children had…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Youth Programs, Elementary School Students, Eating Habits
Hirschl, Noah; Grodsky, Eric – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2020
This report presents a snapshot of selected features of the condition of education in Wisconsin in 2019. With support from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute for Education Sciences, and in collaboration with colleagues at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the authors set out to measure practices in PK-12 education…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education, Principals
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