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Maria A. Rogers; Amy Klan; Rylee Oram; Amanda Krause; Jess Whitley; David J. Smith; Natasha McBrearty – School Mental Health, 2024
School absenteeism among children and adolescents has been associated with a myriad of adverse outcomes. Despite a substantial amount of research on school attendance, our understanding of absenteeism in elementary-aged children with mental health difficulties is limited. The current study used a mixed-method sequential explanatory design to gain…
Descriptors: Attendance, Child Health, Mental Health, Age Differences
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Jessica B. Koslouski; Sandra M. Chafouleas; Amy M. Briesch; Jacqueline M. Caemmerer; Hannah Y. Perry; Julia Oas; Scarlett S. Xiong; Natalie R. Charamut – School Mental Health, 2024
School-based screening instruments have traditionally focused on assessing within-child factors, such as a student's academic, social, emotional, behavioral, or physical development. This emphasis in school-based screening may be a missed opportunity to assess and ameliorate contextual factors (i.e., social determinants of health) influencing…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Context Effect, Social Influences, Child Health
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Mason, Susan M.; Lind, Allison; Sherwood, Nancy E.; Sugrue, Erin P. – School Mental Health, 2023
Both schools and caregivers play an important role in supporting children's mental health, but there are few mechanisms for caregivers and school-based mental health providers to work collaboratively to address children's needs. Closures of schools during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic left gaps in mental health support services to…
Descriptors: Child Health, Mental Health, Health Needs, Parent School Relationship
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Petersen, Kimberly J.; Humphrey, Neil; Qualter, Pamela – School Mental Health, 2020
Mental health is complex, comprising both mental distress and well-being. This study used latent class analysis to identify common combinations of mental distress and well-being ('mental health classes') among schoolchildren aged 8-9 years (N = 3340).Thirteen items, measuring a range of conduct problems, emotional symptoms, and subjective…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Child Health, Well Being, Mental Disorders
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Castro-Kemp, Susana; Palikara, Olympia; Gaona, Carolina; Eirinaki, Vasiliki; Furlong, Michael J. – School Mental Health, 2020
A dual approach to mental health in schools has been widely defended, where the assessment of psychological distress and the examination of strengths/well-being are two separate continua. In line with a well-being approach, school belonging has been referenced as an important indicator of mental health in children. This study explored the…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Child Health, Predictor Variables, Student School Relationship
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Porche, Michelle V.; Costello, Darcé M.; Rosen-Reynoso, Myra – School Mental Health, 2016
Exposure to adversity in childhood, including domestic violence, parental mental illness, loss, and poverty, is a known risk factor for long-term physical and mental health problems. This secondary data analysis uses the National Survey of Children's Health 2011/12 to examine the association between exposure to family adversity and academic…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Outcomes of Education, Family Relationship, Child Health