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School-Based Health Care Program Evaluation

Journal Article
Early Evaluation of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Trailblazer Programme: A Rapid Mixed-Methods Study
An early evaluation of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Trailblazer programme examines the development, implementation and early progress of the 25 mental health support teams created as the first step of the programme.
Feb 1, 2023
Journal Article
Early Evaluation of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Trailblazer Programme: Interim Report
In collaboration with the Policy Innovation and Evaluation Research Unit, BRACE is carrying out an early evaluation of this programme, focusing on the Trailblazer areas.
Jul 14, 2021
Report
Evaluating Los Angeles County's COVID-19 Mental Health Campaign
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health launched a campaign to promote awareness of county mental health resources and communicate messages of hope and support. RAND evaluators found that the campaign successfully reached residents, fostered a feeling of support among those it reached, and conveyed how to seek mental health help.
May 4, 2021
Journal Article
Opening School-Based Health Clinics Can Lower Teacher Health Costs
Opening onsite health clinics to provide comprehensive primary care to teachers and their families can lower a school district's health care costs and decrease teacher absenteeism.
Jul 3, 2018
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
Journal Article
A School-Based Public Health Model to Reduce Oral Health Disparities
Broad-based school-community partnerships can help address the unmet oral health needs of low-income children.
Jun 8, 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.
May 9, 2011
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