Forging a Pathway for Quality Improvement in School-Based Health Centers: A Statewide Initiative.

School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide quality health services to the children and youth they serve. Numerous studies have validated the access provided by SBHCs. The School-Based Health Alliance has captured descriptive data on the services provided.

Utilization of Mental Health Services in School-Based Health Centers.

Background: We summarize utilization patterns for mental health services in school-based health centers.

Methods: Administrative data on school-based health center visits in New Haven, Connecticut were examined for the 2007-2009 school years. Relative frequencies of mental health visits by age were calculated as a percentage of all visits and were stratified by sex, ethnicity/race, and insurance status.

Mental Health Services in School-Based Health Centers: Systematic Review.

Mental health issues affect 20-25% of children and adolescents, of which few receive services. School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide access to mental health services to children and adolescents within their schools. A systematic review of literature was undertaken to review evidence on the effectiveness of delivery of mental health services in SBHCs.

African American adolescents and mental health care: a metasynthesis.

Problem: African American adolescents access mental health services at lower rates than their Caucasian counterparts, thus resulting in a large disparity. The purpose of the study was to understand the experiences of African American adolescents in dealing with mental health conditions and what led to or hindered their access to mental health services.

Methods: A metasynthesis of six qualitative studies was conducted using the meta-ethnographic approach by Noblit and Hare.

Engaging African American and Latino adolescent males through school-based health centers.

African American and Latino males are less likely to seek mental health services and obtain adequate care than their White counterparts. They are more likely to receive mental health services in school-based health centers (SBHCs) than in other community-based setting. The purpose of this article was to understand the issues and reasons these adolescents sought mental health services at SBHCs and what their perceptions of the services were.