2012-05-24T14:57:36Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/school-based-health-care.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120042.html Feb 8, 2012 Feb 8, 2012

If prevention researchers build programs with developmentally relevant content, and provide this content in an engaging, confidential, and non-judgmental way, it can help middle school-aged children avoid alcohol.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100251.html Apr 30, 2011 Apr 30, 2011

<p>The authors assessed the acceptability, feasibility, and outcomes of a school-based intervention to improve drinking water consumption among adolescents.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4557-2.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

The Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) reduces symptoms of post-traumatic stress and depression in students exposed to violence. Free web-based training to deliver CBITS is available for mental health professionals.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100065.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>This study of a district-wide suicide prevention program found that schools whose implementation focused on at-risk students had better results.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100010.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>This study of perceptions of drinking water in a California school district found that school staff and public health officials have a range of concerns about water quality and availability; as some schools move to replace sugary drinks in schools and develop policies to promote water consumption, they should explore ways of addressing these concerns.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100105.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

Schools with greater support from administrative leadership and clinician networks are more successful in implementing evidence-based mental health programs to help students deal with the impact of traumatic events.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091210.html Nov 30, 2009 Nov 30, 2009

<p>School-based mental health counselors and administrators need greater organizational structure that supports school counselors and provides system-level support for services after a disaster.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090604.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>This study describes preliminary data from a pilot study of a new program, Support for Students Exposed to Trauma, adapted from the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools program.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090804.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>To establish the prevalence of recanting of life-time inhalant use, the authors identify correlates of recanting to gain insight to its causes and develop a method for distinguishing recanters who truly are versus are not life-time users of inhalants.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090601.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>The authors explored the level of violence exposure and trauma symptoms in Latino youth and the relationship of these factors with English language fluency.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091204.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>Site visits offer a useful means to evaluate the implementation of school district obesity-related policies and develop interventions to translate school food policies into practice.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081115.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>This chapter briefly highlights the context for treating child traumatic stress in school settings, reviews the literature supporting treatment approaches in schools, offers a description of techniques used, and identifies empirical support for the reviewed school-based treatment or intervention programs for child traumatic stress.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/10/24.html Oct 24, 2006 Oct 24, 2006

October 24, 2006 News Release: RAND Toolkit Identifies Programs for Long-Term Recovery Among Children Exposed to Significant Traumatic Events.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20031229.html Aug 31, 2003 Aug 31, 2003

This chapter describes a program accountability system developed to support evaluation of all school programs in each county across South Carolina

http://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB209.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

School counselors, psychologists, and social workers now have access to an evidence-based and easy-to-use resource for helping students who exhibit symptoms of trauma. Developed in collaboration with the Los Angeles Unified School District Mental Hea...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030305.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

<p>To pilot-test a school mental health program for Latino immigrant students who have been exposed to community violence.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030528.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

<p>Sports physicals offered a unique opportunity to screen and treat adolescents for STDs and to provide STD-prevention counseling.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020805.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

<p>This article describes a collaborative research model for school-based mental health services that targets children who are recent immigrants with violence-related mental health symptoms.</p>

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<em>Manager, Behavioral and Social Sciences Group; Behavioral Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School</em><br>Dr.P.H. in population and family health sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; M.P.H. in maternal and child health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health; B.A. in child development, Tufts University

http://www.rand.org/about/people/k/kase_courtney_ann.html

<em>Research Assistant</em><br>M.P.H. in public health, University of Pittsburgh