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Individual characteristics and public or private schools predict the body mass index of Brazilian children: a multilevel analysis
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schools ideal promoting mental health schoolage children teachers current knowledge insufficient play influential role mental health services schools fortunately however teachers high sense responsibility interest talent receive knowledge ability participate field study aimed examine whether protocol focused role teachers could identify guide care schoolage children behavioral mental health problems current research pilot quasiexperimental study conducted three elementary secondary high schools main intervention consisted 5h workshop based readytouse booklet teachers conducted separately school total 58 teachers 872 schoolage children included using judgmental sampling technique preand postworkshop mean scores teachers knowledge common mental disorders schoolage children 621 458 1250 727 respectively according strengths difficulties questionnaire sdq teachers made 127 referrals 102 schoolage children problems consultants diagnosed 114 school children reflected 90 teachers recommendations needing psychological care counseling finally 50 diagnosed schoolage children followed attended therapy sessions counseling centers sensitivity specificity brief intervention detecting schoolage children psychological problems respectively 803 980 studys results support teacher empowerment trainings effectiveness identifying guiding schoolage children needing mental health care psychological counseling programs schools various quantitative qualitative dimensions including responding schoolage childrens needs psychological problems adequately evaluated appropriate measures taken promote mental health services collaboration health systems education department increase effectiveness mental health programs promotion drug abuse prevention pilot data lead way designing scientifically sound followup studies concretely ascertain benefit program