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Without early intervention, at-risk students are in danger of not completing high school, of being unemployed, and of becoming involved with the legal system as a truant or by criminal acts. This study examined differences between a multicomponent school-based mental health (SBMH) intervention and a single-component SBMH intervention in terms of the locus of control (LOC), academic performance (GPA), and number of behavior referrals by school staff for a sample of at-risk youth. This study drew from social learning theory, LOC theory, and the theories underlying cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and social skills training (SST) for its conceptual framework. A …