PO480: School Personnel Perceptions of School-Based Mental Health Prevention and Intervention

  • PMD: 4,6
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 6: Promoting Social and Emotional Development

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. discuss trends for prevalence of mental health concerns and treatment for children and adolescents,
  2. describe teacher perception of mental health prevention in schools, and
  3. apply findings of study to their own school services.

Description

Teachers are one important part of the team to identify student concerns, including mental health issues. This presentation examines how educators view mental health prevention and interventions in schools.

Presenter(s)

Kelsey F. Lytle, Western Kentucky University
Sarah E. Bonis (Ochs) , Western Kentucky University

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