title: Referral to a school mental health project: a screening note.
abstract: The screening efficiency of two measures of school-adjustment is considered by assessing the proportion of children referred to a school mental health program whose scores fall at or above the 85th centile on one or both measures. The study's findings demonstrate that 60-90% of referred children were identifiable by a screening cutoff score procedure. The implications for using a cutoff score approach in selecting children for the intervention are discussed.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012572:School Health Services; D012917:Social Adjustment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching