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Gregory, Sonji D.; Park, Jennifer S. – School Mental Health, 2022
Mental health services are frequently scrutinized following mass school shootings. Subsequently, national, federal, state, and local commissions convene to identify preventative measures including implications for mental health. In order to address the question of what recommendations were offered to mental health professionals, a systematic…
Descriptors: School Violence, Weapons, Crime, Mental Health Workers
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Shongwe, Mduduzi Colani; Dlamini, Lindelwa P.; Simelane, Maswati S.; Masuku, Sakhile K. S.; Shabalala, Fortunate S. – School Mental Health, 2021
Bullying is a global public health issue affecting youth, especially those in school. However, there is scarcity of research exploring potential gender differences in bullying victimization in Southern Africa. Thus, this study sought to determine the prevalence and correlates of bullying victimization among in-school youth in Eswatini (formerly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Incidence, Bullying
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Flores, Jean P.; Stuart, Elizabeth A.; Swartz, Karen L.; Jallah, Nikardi A.; Wilcox, Holly C. – School Mental Health, 2022
The aim of this study was to identify independent risk and protective factors associated with self-reported suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) among young adolescents by examining self-report data on mental health, substance abuse, violence involvement, social and economic challenges and supports, physical health and demographics in relation to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, At Risk Persons, Resilience (Psychology), Suicide
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Valido, Alberto; Rivas-Koehl, Matthew; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Robinson, Luz E.; Kuehl, Tomei; Mintz, Sasha; Wyman, Peter A. – School Mental Health, 2021
Homophobic name-calling and sexual violence are prevalent among US high school students and have been associated with a host of negative consequences including anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders, especially among sexual and gender minority youth. Although homophobic name-calling and sexual violence are linked to common risk and…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Social Bias, Bullying, Violence
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Nurius, Paula; LaValley, Kara; Kim, Moo-Hyun – School Mental Health, 2020
Growing evidence suggests that exposure to early-life adversity poses risk to youth development, with impaired mental health a central concern. This population-representative study of adolescent students (n = 11,222) investigates the effects of two key forms of early adversity--victimization and poverty--on adolescent mental health in a step-wise…
Descriptors: Victims, Mental Disorders, Adolescents, Poverty
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Wexler, Lisa; Poudel-Tandukar, Kalpana; Rataj, Suzanne; Trout, Lucas; Poudel, Krishna C.; Woods, Michelle; Chachamovich, Eduardo – School Mental Health, 2017
Youth Leaders Program (YLP) is a health intervention implemented in a rural Alaskan school district, which utilizes natural helpers and peer leaders to increase protective factors such as school engagement and personal/cultural identities, and to reduce risks associated with drug/alcohol abuse, violence, and bullying. Through these means, the…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Rural Schools, Peer Influence, Student Leadership
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Higuita-Gutiérrez, Luis Felipe; Cardona-Arias, Jaiberth Antonio – School Mental Health, 2016
The purpose of this study was to develop a predictive population model with respect to quality of life, school violence, and family dynamics in adolescent students from Medellín, Colombia. Cross-sectional, explanatory study was realized with 3460 adolescents using probability sampling for selection. Structural equation modeling was performed. The…
Descriptors: Violence, Educational Environment, Quality of Life, Physical Health