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School-Based Health Care Program Evaluation

Report

Evaluation of Los Angeles County's COVID-19 Mental Health Campaign

RAND evaluators found that a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health campaign promoting awareness of county resources successfully reached residents, fostered a feeling of support among those it reached, and conveyed how to seek help.

May 4, 2021
Commentary

Anti-Drug Education: Time for a New Bumper Sticker

Effective drug prevention in America could start by helping school districts adopt programs that work. These evidence-based programs can teach children to make wise and responsible decisions about drugs, and they won't break the bank.

Jul 20, 2017
Commentary

Making Prevention a Priority

A bill legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes in Vermont has a strong possibility of passing. Lawmakers and communities should focus on putting in place drug prevention programs aimed at young people, considering that their marijuana use is higher in Vermont than the national average.

Mar 7, 2016
Journal Article

Lunchtime School Water Availability and Water Consumption Among California Adolescents

A total of 2,665 Californian adolescents aged 12-17 years were interviewed regarding their water consumption and availability of free water during lunchtime at their school.

Nov 19, 2015
News Release

California Mental Health Prevention Effort Is Showing Positive Early Results

An effort to improve mental health prevention and early intervention in California is showing positive early results for programs targeted at reducing stigma and discrimination, educating the public about suicide prevention, and improving the mental health of students.

Feb 24, 2015
Report

California Mental Health Prevention Effort Is Showing Positive Early Results

An effort to improve mental health prevention and early intervention in California is showing positive early results for programs targeted at reducing stigma and discrimination, educating the public about suicide prevention, and improving the mental health of students.

Feb 3, 2015
Report

California K–12 Schools and Communities Collaborate to Support Student Mental Health

Report evaluates the development, quality, and effectiveness of collaboration activities among California K-12 Student Mental Health program partners.

May 27, 2014
Commentary

U.S. Needs to Improve Community-Based Drug, Alcohol Prevention

As familiar as Americans are with the problems of youth drug and alcohol abuse, we are not identifying all the potential solutions. While observers criticize overemphasis in U.S. policy on enforcement and scant resources devoted to treatment, the focus on these approaches often ignores a key piece of the puzzle: prevention.

Jan 31, 2014
Report

What Role Can Schools Play in Addressing Student Mental Health?

Student mental health programs can improve staff, faculty, and student knowledge of mental health problems, provide skills for identifying and referring students in need, and change attitudes toward mental health problems.

Dec 27, 2012
Journal Article

Voluntary After-School Program Can Reduce Alcohol Use Among Middle School Children

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.

Aug 1, 2012
Journal Article

Voluntary After-School Alcohol and Drug Programs for Middle School Youth: If You Build It Right, They Will Come

This study describes CHOICE, a voluntary after-school program which targeted AOD use among middle school students.

Jan 1, 2012
Research Brief

Helping Children Cope with Violence and Trauma: A School-Based Program That Works

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.

Dec 31, 2010
Journal Article

PIE à La Mode: Mainstreaming Evaluation and Accountability in Each Program in Every County of a Statewide School Readiness Initiative

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

Sep 1, 2003
Journal Article

Innovative Strategies for Increasing Active Parental Consent in School-Based Drug Education Research

Authors achieved parental response rate of 77% under active consent requirements in 12 large, inner-city schools with substantial minority populations

Jan 1, 2001