Initiative Description: Mental health treatment provided by the Assessment, Support, and Counseling (ASC) Center, an SMH health initiative located within a high school in rural western North Carolina

Study Results: Reduced overall psychological distress (measured by the Youth Outcomes Questionnaire-YOQ)

Reference: Albright, A., Michael, K., Massey, C., Sale, R., Kirk, A., & Egan, T. (2013). An evaluation of an interdisciplinary rural school mental health programme in appalachia. Advanced in School Mental Health Promotion, 6(3), 189-202.

Level of Evidence: Good