School Behavioral Health: Interconnecting Comprehensive School Mental Health and Positive Behavior Support

Description

This book examines the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems in youth and the implications of little or low-quality mental health services available for them. It describes aspects of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and school mental health (SMH) that work together to form a comprehensive service delivery model called the Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF). The term school behavioral health (SBH) is used to describe SMH and PBIS working together, as in the ISF. The book examines perspectives of key stakeholders through a series of research forums, during which participants identified critical themes for the advancement of SBH in South Carolina and the southeast region of the United States. Chapters address key themes of school behavioral health from these forums, such as collaboration, schoolwide approaches, quality of services, and support for specific populations, including military families and youth involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. The book addresses barriers to providing behavioral health services at school as well as recommendations from key stakeholders for advancing SBH along these critical dimensions.  This volume is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as practitioners, clinicians, and therapists across such interrelated disciplines as clinical child and school psychology, educational policy and politics, social work, public health, school counseling, family studies, juvenile justice, child and adolescent psychiatry, and child welfare and well-being services. Foreword Acknowledgments Contents Contributors Glossary of Acronyms Advancing Effective School Behavioral Health Overview of Book Completing this Book in April 2020 References Collaboration: An Essential Ingredient for Effective School Behavioral Health Awareness Limited Capacity Stigma Increasing Actions that Convey Understanding and Empathy Family Engagement Method Results Recommendations Conclusion References Improving School-wide Approaches in School Behavioral Health Implementing PBIS with Fidelity Assuring Buy-in Providing Effective Training Family Engagement Large-Scale PBIS Implementation Method Results Implementing PBIS with Fidelity Assuring Buy-in Providing Effective Training Family Engagement Large-Scale PBIS Implementation Moving Forward References Cultural Humility and School Behavioral Health Stereotypes Mental Health Stigma Lack of Trust Discipline Practices Method Results Stereotypes Mental Health Stigma Parental Lack of Trust Discipline Practices Recommendations for Moving Forward Reducing Punitive Discipline Practices Greater Involvement in Students’ Lives Developing Trust Conclusion References Improving School Behavioral Health Quality Critical Quality Dimension in SBH Method Results Collaboration Youth Involvement/Training Data-Based Decision-Making Prioritize Mental Health System Failures Recommendations for Moving Forward References Enhancing Implementation Support for Effective School Behavioral Health Staff Capacity Community Partnerships Interdisciplinary Collaboration Information/Data Sharing Method Results Staff Capacity Community Partnerships Interdisciplinary Collaboration Data Sharing Recommendations for Moving Forward The Importance of Partnerships Need to Enhance Communication Addressing Insurance Challenges Helping Families Find Help Increasing Implementation Supports Conclusion References Youth with Connections to the Juvenile Justice System: A Priority Population for School Behavioral Health Method Results Risk Factors Educational Quality System Failure Continuum of Care Environmental Considerations Transition from the Juvenile Justice System Conclusion References Addressing the Unique Needs of Children and Families Within the Child Welfare System Mental Health Needs of Youth within the Child Welfare System Challenges to Addressing Mental Health Needs for Students in Child Welfare Systems Collaboration Increasing Family and Community Support Preventing Juvenile Justice Involvement Method Results Themes Related to Collaboration Themes Related to Family and Community Support Themes Related to Prevention of Juvenile Justice Involvement Recommendations for Moving Forward References Serving Those Who Serve: Increasing Understanding of Mental Health Needs in Military Families Background and Demographics Gaps in Available Services Method Results Existing Services Ongoing Needs Future Directions Recommendations for Moving Forward Participant Recommendations Recommendations from Previous Literature Limitations References Furthering the Advancement of School Behavioral Health in Your Community References Index