Enhancing schools' capacity to support children in poverty: an ecological model of school-based mental health services.
School based mental health services for children in poverty can capitalize on schools' inherent capacity to support development and bridge home and neighborhood ecologies. We propose an ecological model informed by public health and organizational theories to refocus school based services in poor communities on the core function of schools to promote learning. We describe how coalescing mental health resources around school goals includes a focus on universal programming, mobilizing indigenous school and community resources, and supporting core teaching technologies. We suggest an iterative research-practice approach to program adaptation and implementation as a means toward advancing science and developing healthy children.
Cappella
Elise
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Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, 239 Greene Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003, USA. elise.cappella@nyu.edu
Frazier
Stacy L
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Atkins
Marc S
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Schoenwald
Sonja K
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Glisson
Charles
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D011203:Poverty; D012572:School Health Services; D012574:Schools; D012944:Social Support