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Attitudes Of Middle School Children Towards Mental Health Programs, Catherine Taylor
Attitudes Of Middle School Children Towards Mental Health Programs, Catherine Taylor
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
Abstract
Despite years of school mental health services, today’s youth remain in need of mental health resources. While schools provide a variety of services to help reduce mental health disparities, there is limited information concerning the success of services offered. The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of middle school children towards mental health programs offered at the selected study site. The design utilized was a cross sectional design using a convenience sample of middle school children in Northwest Arkansas. The results indicated that middle school children need a unique variety of programs offered to support their …