An Evaluation of the Implementation and Impact of England's Mandated School-Based Mental Health Initiative in Elementary Schools

Autor/inn/en	Wolpert, Miranda; Humphrey, Neil; Deighton, Jessica; Patalay, Praveetha; Fugard, Andrew J. B.; Fonagy, Peter; Belsky, Jay; Vostanis, Panos
Titel	An Evaluation of the Implementation and Impact of England's Mandated School-Based Mental Health Initiative in Elementary Schools
Quelle	In: School Psychology Review, 44 (2015) 1, S.117-138 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0279-6015
DOI	10.17105/SPR44-1.117-138
Schlagwörter	Mental Health; Behavior Problems; Emotional Disturbances; Mental Health Programs; Evidence Based Practice; Intervention; Randomized Controlled Trials; At Risk Students; Elementary School Students; Control Groups; Program Evaluation; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Program Descriptions; Foreign Countries; Statistical Analysis; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Gefühlsstörung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Ausland; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	We report on a randomized controlled trial of Targeted Mental Health in Schools (TaMHS), which is a nationally mandated school-based mental health program in England. TaMHS aimed to improve mental health for students with, or at risk of, behavioral and emotional difficulties by providing evidence-informed interventions relating to closer working relationships between health and education services. Our study involved 8,480 children (aged 8-9 years) from 266 elementary schools. Students in intervention schools with, or at risk of, behavioral difficulties reported significant reductions in behavioral difficulties compared with control school students, but no such difference was found for students with, or at risk of, emotional difficulties. Implementation of TaMHS was associated with increased school provision of a range of interventions and enhanced collaboration between schools and local specialist mental health providers. The implications of these findings are discussed, in addition to the strengths and limitations of the study. (As Provided).
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