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Zhang, Paige; Kteily-Hawa, Roula – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2018
In 2016, 235,000 Canadians experienced homelessness, and on any given night, there are 35,000 Canadians who are homeless. Many have significant mental-health needs. This article describes a series of storytelling workshops offered at a shelter and medical clinic to provide a space for homeless people to reflect, share their voices, gain…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Males, Communication Skills, Foreign Countries
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Baquero, Barbara; Gonzalez, Carmen; Ramirez, Magaly; Chavez Santos, Erica; Ornelas, India J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed, and intensified, health inequities faced by Latinx in the United States. Washington was one of the first U.S. states to report cases of COVID-19. Public health surveillance shows that 31% of Washington cases are Latinx, despite being only 13% of the state population. Unjust policies related to immigration, labor,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Hispanic Americans, At Risk Persons
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Hay, M.; Mercer, A. M.; Lichtwark, I.; Tran, S.; Hodgson, W. C.; Aretz, H. T.; Armstrong, E. G.; Gorman, D. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2017
An undersupply of generalists doctors in rural communities globally led to widening participation (WP) initiatives to increase the proportion of rural origin medical students. In 2002 the Australian Government mandated that 25% of commencing Australian medical students be of rural origin. Meeting this target has largely been achieved through…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Needs, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
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Jin-Ding Lin; Lan-Ping Lin; Shang-Wei Hsu – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
Life expectancy of adults with intellectual disabilities is lengthening toward that of adults without intellectual disabilities, but daily practice indicates that this aging is relatively often not a healthy aging compared with the general population. There is a lack of a concerted response to ensure that the best possible health and social care…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Adults, Intellectual Disability, Barriers
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Pelts, Michael D.; Albright, David L.; McDaniel, Justin; Godfrey, Kelli – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: Little is known about the health status of the diverse population of student service members and veterans (SSM/V) enrolling in higher education in great numbers. The objective of this study was to explore the differences in physical health characteristics by sexual orientation among a national sample of SSM/V. Methods: Using secondary…
Descriptors: Veterans, College Students, Physical Health, Sexual Orientation
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Bentley, Anne – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2019
Tuition fees and increasing mental health needs in students are changing the nature of Higher Education (HE) and creating tensions between HE and embedded counselling services. These are illustrated and explained using Bourdieu's concepts of field and capital. It is recommended that the field of counselling should expand to meet evolving student…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Mental Health, Health Needs, Higher Education
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Guo, Yuqing; Rousseau, Julie; Hsu, Anna S.; Kehoe, Priscilla; Daviss, Monique; Flores, Sara; Renno, Patricia; Saunders, Kathleen; Phillips, Susanne; Evangelista, Lorraine S. – Journal of School Nursing, 2019
High rates of mental health problems in adolescents have been well documented; less is known about elementary school children in disadvantaged communities. We examined emotional and behavioral health needs in 202 third and fourth graders enrolled in a charter school in a largely Hispanic community. The child-reported Revised Child Anxiety and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Behavior, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
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Fish, Rebecca; Hatton, Chris; Chauhan, Umesh – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
Background: Previous research has found that people with learning disabilities are not given prescription information that is tailored to their needs. We wanted to find out people's information requirements. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was co-produced by the authors and consultants with learning disabilities. It asked what information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Questionnaires, Physicians
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Swick, Danielle; Powers, Joelle D. – School Community Journal, 2018
It is widely estimated that approximately 25% of school age youth face mental and behavioral health challenges. The vast majority of these youth are insufficiently treated, leaving them vulnerable to negative school outcomes such as attendance, behavioral, and academic problems. One common barrier to treatment is a lack of access to appropriate…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, School Health Services, Access to Health Care, Barriers
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McMullen, John; Jones, Sharon; Campbell, Rachel; McLaughlin, Judith; McDade, Barbara; O'Lynn, Patricia; Glen, Catherine – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2020
Schools in Northern Ireland (NI) have become increasingly diverse with the numbers of newly arrived migrant pupils more than doubling over the past decade. While studies have shown an increasingly high prevalence of mental health difficulties among young people in NI generally, there is a paucity of research with at risk groups, including members…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student Welfare, Immigrants, At Risk Students
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Christian, David D.; McMillion, Patrick; Brown, Cian L.; Schoonover, Timothy J.; Miller, Brian A. – Journal of School Counseling, 2021
School counselors are encouraged to employ evidence-based practices to meet students' mental health needs, yet a scarcity of outcome research limits their access to adequately supported prevention and intervention resources (Griffith et al., 2019). To maximize their impact and time, school counselors should consider conducting group counseling…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Grade 7, Evidence Based Practice, Mental Health
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Canada, Kelli E.; Freese, Rebekah; Stone, Melissa – Journal of Social Work Education, 2018
Missouri did not expand Medicaid, leaving about 500,000 Missourians without health insurance. To address community needs and provide additional social work training opportunities, a free integrated behavioral health clinic was established. This article discusses the need, describes the clinic, and presents 1-year evaluation results. Sixty-nine…
Descriptors: Social Work, Health Needs, Clinics, Program Effectiveness
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Artinian, Nancy T.; Drees, Betty M.; Glazer, Greer; Harris, Kevin; Kaufman, Lon S.; Lopez, Naty; Danek, Jennifer C.; Michaels, Julia – College and University, 2017
In the wake of national health care reform, development of the future health care workforce has become more important than ever. Millions of newly insured patients, many from underserved urban communities, are seeking health care services. In order to provide high-quality care to rapidly diversifying patient populations, health care professionals…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Health Services, College Applicants, College Admission
Hubbard, Alexandra – Communique, 2017
Research has estimated that the percentage of children and adolescents experiencing significant mental health difficulties is as high as 20% of all youth, and that only one-fourth of these students receive therapeutic services outside of school. Given this gap between the need and availability of mental health services, schools often become the…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Health Needs, Access to Health Care
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McMorrow, Shannon; Saksena, Jyotika – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Refugees have recently been thrust into the spotlight worldwide. The strikingly negative rhetoric currently surrounding refugees calls for increased action from public health educators. In 2016, the largest proportion of refugees to the United States came from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This presents the opportunity to explore health needs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Health Needs, Womens Studies
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