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Youth Mental Health Crisis Response: A Multiple Methods Study to Map Resources and Identify Facilitators and Barriers to Service Access
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Astraea Augsberger; Margaret Carroll; Riana C. Howard; Gloria Ng; Thomas Maldonado-Reis; Andria Amador; Melissa S. Morabito; Jennifer Greif Green – School Mental Health, 2024
Youth mental health crises in the USA increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools are uniquely positioned to address the growing mental health needs of youth by connecting them with mental health services; however, they are often under-resourced to provide these services. This study used community resource mapping to identify the…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Access to Health Care, Urban Areas, Barriers
Adolescent Mental Health Priorities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Stewart, Tracy M.; Fry, Debi; Wilson, Jenny; McAra, Lesley; Hamilton, Sarah; King, Albert; Laurie, Margaret; McCluskey, Gillean – School Mental Health, 2023
Increasing evidence has shown that the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted adolescents' mental health. Utilising a mixed-method design, the current study examined a total of 518 adolescent perspectives (60% female), in Scotland, on what "has" and "could" help their mental health in the context of COVID-19. A reflexive thematic…
Descriptors: Mental Health, COVID-19, Pandemics, Adolescents
Teachers, Stress, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis
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Robinson, Luz E.; Valido, Alberto; Drescher, Anne; Woolweaver, Ashley B.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; LoMurray, Scott; Long, Anna C. J.; Wright, Ashlen A.; Dailey, Megan M. – School Mental Health, 2023
The 2020-2021 academic year brought numerous challenges to teachers across the country as they worked to educate students amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study is a secondary data analysis of qualitative responses collected as part of a teacher survey to evaluate a social emotional learning curriculum implemented during the 2020-2021…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Stress Variables, COVID-19, Pandemics
A Global Study of the Wellbeing of Adolescent Students during the COVID-19 2020 Lockdown
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Grace Skrzypiec; Mirella Wyra; Cigdem Topcu-Uzer; Iwona Sikorska; Damanjit Sandhu; Eva M. Romera; Dorit Olenik-Shemesh; Miguel Nery; Christián Denisse Navarro-Rodríguez; Kirill Khlomov; Melike Kavuk-Kalender; Tali Heiman; Annalisa Guarini; Eleni Didaskalou; Carmel Cefai; Antonella Brighi; Monica Bravo-Sanzana; Alexandra Bochaver; Sheri Bauman; Eleni Andreou; Ulil Amri – School Mental Health, 2024
As the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) virus spread across the world, countries took drastic measures to counter the disease by requiring their citizens to home self-isolate i.e., lockdown. While it was not known how young people would cope with the social distancing restrictions, there was concern that the lockdown would have a debilitating effect on youth…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Well Being
Shifts in Stressors, Internalizing Symptoms, and Coping Mechanisms of Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Ghasemi, Farshad; Herman, Keith C.; Reinke, Wendy M. – School Mental Health, 2023
As the frontline of our education system, teachers endure greater job-related stress than other professionals, even under the best of circumstances. While they were already exposed to certain stressors affecting their emotional health, the pandemic outbreak introduced new challenges putting teachers at risk of experiencing higher rates of…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Stress Management, Coping, COVID-19
The Kids Aren't Alright: A Brief Positive Psychological Intervention during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Spanish Sample of Adolescents
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Muro, Anna; Tejada-Gallardo, Clàudia; Illa, Júlia; Gomà-i-Freixanet, Montserrat; Méndez-Ulrich, Jorge L.; Chellew, Karin; Sanz, Antoni; Cladellas, Ramon – School Mental Health, 2023
Previous studies have reported that adolescents were at higher risk for mental health disorders during and after the COVID-19 pandemic due to the characteristics of their developmental period and to the impact of social and mobility restrictions on their daily routines. In response to these reports, we designed, implemented, and evaluated the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
Patterns in School-Based Mental Health Visits and Psychotropic Medication Prescribing before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Halei Benefield; Amie Bettencourt; Melissa Lee; Carol Vidal – School Mental Health, 2024
School-based mental health programs (SBMHP) are vital to providing youth access to mental health services. This study aims to characterize changes in therapy encounters and psychotropic medication prescriptions in an urban SBMHP during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used electronic medical records to extract demographic, clinical, and utilization data…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, School Health Services, Mental Health, Access to Health Care
A Schoolwide Social Emotional Learning and Student Mental Health Initiative: Influences on Implementation during a Transition Back to In-Person Learning
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Karen E. Schlag; Elizabeth Torres; Jackson Gasperecz; Shannon Guillot-Wright – School Mental Health, 2024
While social emotional learning (SEL) school-based initiatives can benefit student well-being and learning, a need remains for a more nuanced understanding of aspects affecting systemic SEL integration within under-resourced learning environments. This study considered factors affecting implementation of a community initiative to provide…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics, Disadvantaged Schools
"We Need to Address the Trauma": School Social Workers' Views about Student and Staff Mental Health during COVID-19
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Watson, Kate R.; Capp, Gordon; Astor, Ron Avi; Kelly, Michael S.; Benbenishty, Rami – School Mental Health, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent school disruptions shined a spotlight on the mental health needs of young people, and the importance of schools and school social workers (SSWs) in attending to those needs. This study sought to understand SSWs' views about mental health and trauma in relation to the pandemic and schools reopening. Data came…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health, School Social Workers
Building School-Based Capacity to Support Parenting: Challenges and Lessons Learned
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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
What Happens When Training Goes Virtual? Adapting Training and Technical Assistance for the School Mental Health Workforce in Response to COVID-19
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Olson, Jonathan R.; Lucy, Megan; Kellogg, Marianne A.; Schmitz, Kelcey; Berntson, Taylor; Stuber, Jennifer; Bruns, Eric J. – School Mental Health, 2021
The Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) provides workforce training and technical assistance (TA) to support evidence-based school mental health practices. Historically, this support targeted school professionals through in-person and online trainings, workshops, and coaching. However, in response to COVID-19 restrictions,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health, Health Promotion
A Community-Partnered Qualitative Study on Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives: The COVID-19 Pandemic's Perceived Impact on Black and Latinx Youth Mental Health and Community-Driven School Policy Recommendations
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Wright, Blanche; Celeste-Villalvir, Alane; Moorehead, DaiJa; Johnson, Charlie; Luna Mendoza, Katherine; Bowers, Melvin; Zima, Bonnie T. – School Mental Health, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted the well-being of K-12 students, positioning youth mental health as a public health priority. School closures and remote learning are identified as key factors worsening child and adolescent mental well-being. However, research is sparse about the pandemic's impact on the mental health of Black and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Health