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Educational Outcomes Associated With School Behavioral Health Interventions: A Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Kase Courtney,
Hoover Sharon,
Boyd Gina,
West Kristina D.,
Dubenitz Joel,
Trivedi Pamala A.,
Peterson Hilary J.,
Stein Bradley D.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/josh.12524
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , inclusion (mineral) , intervention (counseling) , psychology , behavioural sciences , medline , medical education , health education , health promotion , medicine , public health , nursing , psychiatry , social psychology , psychotherapist , political science , law
BACKGROUND There is an unmet need for behavioral health support and services among children and adolescents, which school behavioral health has the potential to address. Existing reviews and meta‐analyses document the behavioral health benefits of school behavioral health programs and frameworks, but few summaries of the academic benefits of such programs exist. We provide exemplars of the academic benefits of school behavioral health programs and frameworks.METHODS A literature review identified school behavioral health‐related articles and reports. Articles for inclusion were restricted to those that were school‐based programs and frameworks in the United States that included an empirical evaluation of intervention academic‐related outcomes.RESULTS Findings from 36 primary research, review, and meta‐analysis articles from the past 17 years show the benefits of school behavioral health clinical interventions and targeted interventions on a range of academic outcomes for adolescents.CONCLUSION Our findings are consistent with reports documenting health benefits of school behavioral health frameworks and programs and can facilitate further efforts to support school behavioral health for a range of stakeholders interested in the benefits of school behavioral health programs and frameworks on academic outcomes.