Facilitating access to effective and appropriate care for youth with mild to moderate mental health concerns in new zealand.

Problem: Youth with mild-moderate mental health concerns often go unrecognized, and find access to and the navigation of support services difficult.

Methods: A quasi-experimental pre-/postintervention design was used to explore the impact of facilitated access to free counseling support using the following outcome measures: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Substance Abuse Choices Scale (SACS), Children's Global Assessment Scale (C-GAS), alongside consumer feedback questionnaires.

Findings: A total of 581 culturally diverse youth aged 10-24 completed the intervention.

Association between availability and quality of health services in schools and reproductive health outcomes among students: a multilevel observational study.

Objectives: We determined the association between availability and quality of school health services and reproductive health outcomes among sexually active students.

Methods: We used a 2-stage random sampling cluster design to collect nationally representative data from 9107 students from 96 New Zealand high schools. Students self-reported whether they were sexually active, how often they used condoms or contraception, and their involvement in pregnancy.