Laura A Nabors, Tina L Stanton-Chapman, Filiberto Toledano-Toledano
A University and Community-Based Partnership: After-School Mentoring Activities to Support Positive Mental Health for Children Who Are Refugees
International journal of environmental research and public health
student assistance program sap mandated kindergarten 12th grade pennsylvania schools address barriers student academic success following student referral sap teams use systematic process inform recommendations school communitybased services evaluate program outcomes review student sap referral trends 5year period undertaken pennsylvania network student assistance services pnsas state leadership providing oversight sap partnered penn state college medicine retrospective analysis student referral data 2013 2018 public school enrollment demographics used comparison frequencies percentages calculated referrals total n 352640 increased 24 5 years demographics 55 male 69 nonhispanic white 16 nonhispanic black 10 hispanic referrals commonly behavioral concerns 31 discontinued referrals 39 primarily parent refusalno permission trends included rising minority elementary referrals study period sap referral demographics consistent state public school enrollment raceethnicity breakdown suggesting lack systematic bias proportion behavioral referrals consistent rising youth behavioral health needs pnsas must consider strategies support rising referral numbers trends