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Presented at the 21st Annual Research Conference

The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care: Mental Health Quality Improvement Efforts

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Presenting: Laura Hurwitz; Sharon Stephan

All Authors for this paper: Laura Hurwitz; Sharon Stephan

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) is a membership organization aimed at supporting the 1700+ school-based health centers in the United States. Recent school mental health efforts of NASBHC will be shared, including a national training and technical assistance initiative and a CDC-sponsored capacity building project for state and local education agencies. Participants will learn to implement a quality assessment and improvement process using the Mental Health Planning and Evaluation Template.

Strategies to Enhance the Dissemination and Adoption of Innovation in School Mental Health

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Presenting: Paul Flaspohler; Carl Paternite

All Authors for this paper: Paul Flaspohler; Carl Paternite

Presentation Type: element of symposium

Synopsis: Schools vary in terms of stages of readiness for program adoption and implementation, and in levels of capacity to absorb and implement innovation. The primary purpose of this presentation is to describe research and technical assistance using systematic assessment of readiness and capacity to identify, select, and support participation of schools in absorbing innovations. The paper will describe a school readiness assessment and identification, selection and support of schools to participate in a research-based program.

Strategies and Resources for Assessing and Improving Quality in School Mental Health

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Session Number: 26 Room: Meeting Room 12

Presenting: Sharon Stephan; Dean Fixsen

All Authors for this paper: Sharon Stephan; Dean Fixsen

Presentation Type: brief symposium

Synopsis: This brief symposium will review the unique efforts of three national programs to advance school mental health quality. First, leaders from the Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (http://csmh.umaryland.edu) will share the process and results of an NIMH-funded investigation of a QAI intervention in school mental health programs across three states. Participants will receive resources from the projected related to program development and improvement, evidence-based practice and family engagement. Second, the mental health efforts of the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (www.nasbhc.org) will be shared, including a national training and technical assistance initiative and a CDC-sponsored school mental health capacity building project for state and local education agencies. Within this segment, presenters will guide participants through a QAI process using the Mental Health Planning and Evaluation Template. Finally, leaders from the Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs at Miami University (http://www.units.muohio.edu/csbmhp/) will describe their efforts to systematically assess the readiness and capacity of schools to adopt and implement research-based innovation. This paper will review the literature on organizational and school readiness and capacity to adopt and absorb innovation, and participants will learn how to assess these dimensions in order to successfully identify, select and support the participation of schools in adopting research-based mental health programs. Dr. Dean Fixsen, Co-Director of the National Implementation Research Network, will serve as an external discussant to the symposium, and will consider the efforts to assess and improve school mental health quality in the context of Implementation Science.

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Session Time: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM