Factors Influencing School‐Based Mental Health Program Selection: Insights From Educational Stakeholders

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dc.contributor.authorDay, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorSteinka-Fry, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorShimmel, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorGrant, Sean
dc.contributor.authorTanner-Smith, Emily E.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-13T20:41:35Z
dc.date.available2025-01-13T20:41:35Z
dc.date.issued2024-11-11
dc.description18 pages
dc.description.abstractSchool mental health programs are an important component of the national response to the current student mental health crisis. However, evidence‐based programs often face numerous barriers to their selection, scale‐up, and sustainability in real‐world settings. In this study, we interviewed 15 educational stakeholders to examine what influences their selection of school‐based mental health programs. Interviews focused on factors influencing the selection and sustainability of mental health programs in schools. We coded transcribed interview data using a hybrid, iterative process, and generated themes from these codes. We identified five categories of themes related to key decision‐making criteria: program fit with student and school needs, evidence of program effectiveness, stakeholder buy‐in, logistical considerations for staff delivering programs, and cost and resource requirements. Findings have implications for researchers who wish to improve dissemination strategies for school‐based mental health prevention programs and for policymakers who wish to shape funding priorities to support greater diversity in program availability. Findings are also useful to practitioners who may use these insights to reflect on their own program selection practices or may see their own experiences reflected and normalized through the lens of the key themes presented here.
dc.identifier.citationDay, E., Steinka-Fry, K., Shimmel, L., Grant, S. and Tanner-Smith, E.E. (2025), Factors Influencing School-Based Mental Health Program Selection: Insights From Educational Stakeholders. Psychology in the Schools. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23358
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23358
dc.identifier.orcidhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8141-0762
dc.identifier.orcidhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2201-9090
dc.identifier.orcidhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-3022
dc.identifier.orcidhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5313-0664
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/pits.23358
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/30329
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPsychology in the Schools
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
dc.subjectevidence-based practice, prevention, school-based mental health
dc.titleFactors Influencing School‐Based Mental Health Program Selection: Insights From Educational Stakeholders
dc.typeArticle

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