Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research
Volume 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 318-326

Theoretical basis and program design of a school-based mental health intervention for traumatized immigrant children: A collaborative research partnership (Article)

Stein B.D. , Kataoka S. , Jaycox L.H. , Wong M. , Fink A. , Escudero P. , Zaragoza C.
  • a Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
  • b Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
  • c RAND, United States
  • d Mental Health Services, District Crisis Teams and Suicide Prevention, Los Angeles, United States
  • e Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, United States
  • f School Mental Health Services, Los Angeles Unified School, Los Angeles, United States
  • g School Mental Health Services, Los Angeles Unified School, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

This article describes a collaborative research model for school-based mental health services that targets children who are recent immigrants with violence-related mental health symptoms. The model describes a conceptual framework used in the establishment of an academic-community partnership during the development, evaluation, and implementation of the Mental Health for Immigrants Program (MHIP), a school-based mental health intervention. The article discusses the challenges that occurred and provides specific examples of how a participatory research partnership may work together through all program phases-design through implementation and program evaluation - to meet a specific community's needs and produce generalizable knowledge. The challenges and limitations of collaborative research approaches also are discussed, with particular emphasis on the role of participatory research in the development and evaluation of school-based mental health programs.

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behavioral medicine symptomatology mental health service Models, Organizational human immigration violence mental stress program development health program school child School Health Services Humans school health service model health services research male female Community Mental Health Services Article program evaluation health care quality posttraumatic stress disorder Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic health care need research Emigration and Immigration Child Health Services Los Angeles Cooperative Behavior concept formation Child
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0036326214&doi=10.1007%2fBF02287371&partnerID=40&md5=f073c8bf22c3eea7305aafa6f686d753
DOI: 10.1007/BF02287371
ISSN: 10943412
Cited by: 46
Original Language: English