Evaluation of a school-based mental health program

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pernilla Garmy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Mental Health Program ◽  
School Based

CHNP: An evaluation of a school- based mental health program

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina E. Nikitopoulos ◽  
Kristin E. Bonistali ◽  
Caroline L. Watts
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Mental Health Program ◽  
School Based

scholarly journals Development of School-based Mental Health Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (T3) ◽  
pp. 120-123
Author(s):  
Wardiyah Daulay ◽  
Sri Eka Wahyuni ◽  
Mahnum Lailan Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Mental Health Program ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
School Based

BACKGROUND: Mental health services for school-aged children can help prevent the emergence of more severe problems. AIM: This study aims to create a mental health program for school-aged children. METHODS: An action design was used, and the implementation procedure consisted of four stages, namely reconnaissance, planning, acting, and reflecting. Furthermore, the respondents were 12 teachers, and the samples for the program were 73 students. In the reconnaissance stage, data were recorded and documented in transcript form. RESULT: At the planning stage, the instrument of mental health status, workbooks, and modules were developed. Meanwhile, in the acting stage, psychosocial intervention was conducted, and in the reflecting stage, the child mental health status before and after were measured using a dependent t-test. Furthermore, Focus Group Discussion activity in the Development of School-based Mental Health Program has 6 themes. The analysis results showed significant changes, meaning that there was a change in mental health status in school-aged children (p = 0,000; alpha 0.05). This showed that there was a significant influence of the program implementation on mental health status. CONCLUSION: The programs include identification, assessment, intervention, and mental health facilitation in school-aged children. Therefore, it is recommended for health service and education office to synergize in developing the program to improve achievement.

Service Coordination and Children’s Functioning in a School-Based Intensive Mental Health Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 948-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Puddy ◽  
Michael C. Roberts ◽  
Eric M. Vernberg ◽  
Erin P. Hambrick
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Mental Health Program ◽  
Service Coordination ◽  
School Based

scholarly journals Effects of a Digital Mental Health Program on Perceived Stress in Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliane M Boucher ◽  
Haley E Ward ◽  
Julia L Stafford ◽  
Acacia C Parks
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Mental Health Program ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
School Based ◽  
Management Techniques

BACKGROUND Stress is an important transdiagnostic risk factor in adolescence and predicts a host of physical and psychological problems in adolescence and adulthood. Adolescence is also a developmental stage in which people may be more sensitive or reactive to stress. Indeed, research has shown that adolescents report high levels of stress, particularly when enrolled in school. However, adolescents report engaging in few, if any, stress management techniques. Consequently, the development of effective programs to help address adolescent stress is particularly important. To date, most stress management programs for adolescents are delivered within schools, and the evidence for such programs is mixed. Furthermore, most of these programs rely on traditional stress management techniques rather than incorporating methods to address the underlying negative cognitive processes, such as rumination, that may contribute to or exacerbate the effects of perceived stress. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to test the short-term effects of a digital mental health program designed for adolescents aged 13-17 years on perceived stress and rumination. METHODS This is a randomized controlled trial in which adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 years, with elevated levels of perceived stress and brooding, will be randomly assigned to complete 8 weeks of a digital mental health program (Happify for Teens) or to a corresponding wait-list control group. The study will take place over 3 months, including the 8-week intervention period and 1-month postintervention follow-up. The primary outcome, perceived stress, along with secondary and exploratory outcomes (ie, brooding, optimism, sleep disturbance, and loneliness) will be assessed via self-report at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks to compare changes in these outcomes across conditions. RESULTS Recruitment is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2021, with a target sample size of 800 participants (400 per condition). Participants will begin the study as they are recruited and will finish in waves, with the first wave of data expected 8 weeks after recruitment begins and the final wave of data expected by the end of the third quarter of 2021. CONCLUSIONS Although school-based stress management programs for adolescents are common, research suggests that they may be limited in their reach and more effective for school-based stress than other types of stress. This trial will be one of the first attempts to examine the potential benefits of a digital mental health program on adolescents to address stress along with negative cognitive processes such as rumination. If successful, this would help introduce a more scalable alternative to school-based programs that offers adolescents greater privacy while also providing insight into novel ways to target adolescent mental health more generally. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04567888; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04567888 INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT PRR1-10.2196/25545

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