The School Crisis Response Team: Reaching out to children and youth in traumatic situations
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: This review describes the development of school-based mental health activities. The need for working with a wide range of traumatic experiences in the lives of young people is obvious. Relevant evidence based programs are described. The school is the arena where children and youth spend most of their time. Students can be helped there, if teachers and mental health professionals work together. Each school needs to develop a plan of action before a crisis or trauma happens. School-based mental health teams need continuous education and support from external trauma and crisis experts. A group of experts can function as coordinators for a district or a region. Such external regional teams can also assist a local team, when major traumas occur. The development and evaluation of new programs can also be part of their activities.
Author: Marianne Cederblad
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W572467015