ERIC Number: EJ1346167
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1866-2625
EISSN: EISSN-1866-2633
Associations between School Mental Health Team Membership and Impact on Service Provision
Reaves, Samantha; Bohnenkamp, Jill; Mayworm, Ashley; Sullivan, Margaret; Connors, Elizabeth; Lever, Nancy; Kelly, Michael S.; Bruns, Eric J.; Hoover, Sharon
School Mental Health, v14 n3 p672-684 Sep 2022
Schools are the most common venue in which children and youth receive mental health services. To organize delivery of mental health care to such a large number of children, use of school teams is often recommended. Yet, there is limited empirical literature about the composition of school mental health teams or teams' relations to service provision. This study investigated team composition, including team multidisciplinarity (number of different types of professionals) and the presence of a community provider, and the relations of these two variables to service provision at Tier 1 (mental health promotion), Tier 2 (early intervention) and Tier 3 (intensive treatment) for 386 schools representing different school sizes, locations, and urbanicity. Results suggested team multidisciplinarity and the presence of a community provider were related to more frequent endorsement of service provision at schools. Practice and research implications are discussed including possible application to hiring decisions and further research with longitudinal data and information on service quality.
Descriptors: Mental Health, Teamwork, Schools, Health Promotion, Early Intervention, Mental Health Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mental Health Workers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (DHHS); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: U61MC31885; K08MH116119