Educational Outcomes Associated With School Behavioral Health Interventions: A Review of the Literature

Abstract

Our findings are consistent with reports documenting health benefits of school behavioral health frameworks and programs and can facilitate further efforts to support school behavioral health for a range of stakeholders interested in the benefits of school behavioral health programs and frameworks on academic outcomes.

Three‐Year Outcomes of a School‐Hospital Partnership Providing Multitiered Mental Health Services in Urban Schools

“…The student outcomes of the current study are also consistent with those observed in other recent comprehensive school‐based MH programs targeting demographically similar students . Even relatively modest improvements such as demonstrated in these studies, when extrapolated to large populations, have the potential for a significant public health and educational impact …”

Association of Education Outside the Classroom and Pupils' Psychosocial Well‐Being: Results From a School Year Implementation

“…The results of this study provides an argument for school managements and teachers to integrate EOtC as a regular part of the academic teaching in primary schools in order to promote psychosocial well-being, an important aspect of pupil's mental health. 1 In comparison to other universal schoolbased health initiatives integrated into academic curricular teaching, 9,10 EOtC has the advantage that it has minimal interference with delivery of the core curriculum. Several initiatives should be taken to promote pupils' psychosocial well-being using EOtC.…”

“…EOtC often includes activities described as child‐led, hands‐on problem solving and experimentation, peer collaboration, and inductive learning approaches, as well as physical activity, games, and play . Although EOtC can be regarded as a school‐based health initiative integrated into academic curricular teaching, EOtC is distinguished by not involving explicit health education.…”

“…2 Places used in EOtC include forests, school gardens, and museums. [3][4][5] teaching, 9,10 EOtC is distinguished by not involving explicit health education.…”

A Partial Least Squares Path Model of Principals’ Performance in School Health Services Based on Spiritual Intelligence in Tabriz Female High Schools

“…School health services, as a symbol of the implementation of health policies in the educational system, are of great importance for the following reasons: Attention to human capital as a guarantee of community development (20), health education (2), mental health and well-being of individuals (21), the role of school health behavior in school outcomes (22), importance of student engagement and safety (23), changing expectations and perceptions of the school (24), education and health development (25), and there are many challenges for providing school-based health services to school children for a variety of reasons. In Iran, about 16% of the total population are students and paying attention to their health issues and the provision of appropriate health services is a difficult position.…”