Mental Health – Advancing Ideas 4 School Health

In Favor of Myself program Initiative Description: The program consisted of nine 90 minute lessons delivered weekly over 2 months. Discussion topics included introduction and contract establishment, self-esteem and body image during adolescence, effect of mass media, advertisements, stereotypes and beauty myths on self-esteem, body image and behaviors, and influence of interpersonal and intrapersonal communication […]

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Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) Initiative Description: In 2012-2015 6679 students from 66 secondary schools were matched into pairs by state and randomized to Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) (n=3681) or a waitlist control condition (n=2998). Trained teachers delivered ADAP as part of the health education curriculum to students aged 14-15 years. The ADAP curriculum […]

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| School Climate, Social Emotional Skills, Stress and Coping Skills

The Strong Kids and Strong Teens programs https://strongkids.uoregon.edu/index.html Initiative Description: a combination of cognitive-behavioral and affective education techniques, with each lesson containing opportunities for review of prior concepts, instruction and practice of new skills, corrective feedback, generalization activities, and student handouts/worksheets. Study Results: Resulted in improved social-emotional knowledge and effective coping strategies. Reference: Merrell, K. […]

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| Mental Health, School Climate, Social Emotional Skills, Depression - Anxiety

Project Positive Attitude Initiative Description: A 12 weekly social-emotional learning program comprised of 60-minute sessions, delivered by trained educational psychologists, following a program manual containing detailed plans for each session. Study Results: The program increased social awareness, self-esteem and leadreship while also reducing social isolation and social anxiety at a statistically significant level. Reference: Coelho, […]

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| Depression - Anxiety, Academics, Mental Health, Classroom Behavior

The PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) program (pilot version) Initiative Description: The program implemented an adapated intervention for 2nd and 3rd graders with various mental and physical disabilities consisting of 60 20-30 minute lessons which were taught approximately 3x per week. Study Results: It was successful in reducing teacher-reported internalizing and externalizing behaviors two years […]

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Resourceful Adolescent Program http://www.rap.qut.edu.au Initiative Description: Resourceful Adolescent Program – Adolescents (11 session school based resilience building program as part of the school curriculum) and Resourceful Adolescent Program – Family (same as above but also includes 3 parent sessions). Study Results: Resulted in significantly lower levels of depressive symptomology and hopelessness at post-intervention and 10 […]

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Category: Mental Health

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