Schools as Integrated Hubs for Young Children and Families

Arimura, Tomoko N.; Corter, Carl; Pelletier, Janette; Janmohamed, Zeenat; Patel, Sejal; Ioannone, Palmina; Mir, Saba

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0573-9_16

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“…They may endure months or even years of struggling to understand their situation before learning about specific behavioral health conditions and available resources (Cormier et al, 2020 ; Frauenholtz et al, 2015 ). Such parent education may come from schools, health care providers, social media, and community groups (Acri et al, 2017 ; Arimura et al, 2011 ; Stroever et al, 2011 ).…”

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Developing a Needs Assessment Process to Address Gaps in a Local System of Care

Hughes

Spana

Cada

2022

Community Ment Health J

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Early diagnosis and access to behavioral health services can improve the health outcomes for young children suffering from mental illness. Often, children and their families' behavioral health needs are not met due to a broken local system of care. Developing a deep understanding of the situation by exploring all stakeholders' needs across a community in conjunction with a comprehensive review of the existing scientific literature prepared one rural midwestern county to build a better local system of care. This study's unique aspects include visual mapping using art in focus groups and close collaboration between a public mental health board, academic faculty, student researchers, local behavioral health organizations, and schools. Major themes found about the existing barriers were dysfunctional patterns in families, lack of resources, reliance on the school system, and lack of access to healthcare professionals. Other communities can use this approach as a model for a local needs assessment.

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