School staff reports of mental health communication, emphasis, and referrals increased in DNUSD between 2021/22 and 2022/23¶
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q2 i? The percentage of school staff agreeing their school communicates to students about the availability of mental health supports rose from 44 percent to 71 percent. → WestEd 2024
q2 i? The percentage of school staff making two or more student referrals to a school-based mental health professional in the past month rose from 29 percent to 60 percent. → WestEd 2024
Evidence¶
WestEd 2024¶
WestEd. (2024). Del Norte Unified School District: A Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health Services Through Project Cal-Well. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED655967
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Descriptive results from the School Staff Survey administered by DNUSD, as reported in the brief. Staff agreement about communicating mental health supports rose from "44 percent in 2021/22 to 71 percent in 2022/23"; emphasis rose from 55 to 63 percent, and multiple referrals rose from 29 to 60 percent. No inferential tests or effect sizes are reported.
"The percentage of school staff agreeing that their school communicates to students about the availability of mental health supports increased from 44 percent in 2021/22 to 71 percent in 2022/23."
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Related Claims¶
- School staff confidence in mental health support actions increased from 2021 to 2023, with referring a student rising from 49 to 57 percent and recognizing distress rising from 39 to 44 percent — related
- Staff agreement that schools provide adequate counseling and support services rose from 59 percent in 2021 to 70 percent in 2023 — related
- DNUSD trained 184 mental health workforce members and 757 non-workforce individuals in mental health prevention and awareness strategies from fall 2020 through December 2023 — related
- The percentage of secondary students reporting high school connectedness on the CHKS increased from 32 percent to 36 percent — related
- Secondary students in PUSD increasingly reported open mental health conversations at school and knowing where to go for help from 2020/21 to 2022/23 — related
- Mental Health First Aid training improved school staff mental health knowledge, attitudes and confidence in helping colleagues — related
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School staff reports of mental health communication, emphasis, and referrals increased in DNUSD between 2021/22 and 2022/23 |
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School staff reports of mental health communication, emphasis, and referrals increased in DNUSD between 2021/22 and 2022/23 |
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