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School Safety and Mental Health Awareness: Recommendations from K-12 Texas Public School Teachers
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Susanne R. Gaal; Matthew B. Fuller – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: Mass school shootings have created fear in the American public. The results of this fear have been the hardening of schools, lockdowns, and active shooter drills, yet the mass shootings have not ended. The goal of this study was to analyze the mental health awareness of K-12 public schools teachers in Texas with a goal to identify the…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Health
School Mental Health Curriculum Effects on Peer Violence Victimization and Perpetration: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
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DuPont-Reyes, Melissa J.; Villatoro, Alice P.; Phelan, Jo C.; Painter, Kris; Barkin, Kay; Link, Bruce G. – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Addressing school violence is an important public health goal. To assess the role of school mental health curricula in violence prevention, we evaluated effects of an anti-stigma curriculum on violence victimization/perpetration. Methods: An ethnically/socioeconomically diverse sample of 751 sixth-graders (mean age 11.5 years) across…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Violence, Prevention, Grade 6
Comprehensive Health Screening in Elementary Schools: An Outcome Evaluation.
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Brink, Susan G.; Nader, Philip R. – Journal of School Health, 1984
A health screening program, piloted in 14 school districts in Texas from 1977 to 1979, was evaluated to determine the outcome of the screenings. Questions concerning the effectiveness of comprehensive health screening in the schools are raised. (Author/CJB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health