Using the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model to Support Mental Health in Schools

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ID21354266
AuthorsNancy Lever (0000-0002-5921-2601, Department of Psychiatry University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore MD, corresponding author), Shawn Orenstein (0000-0003-4291-564X, National Center for School Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore MD), Lea Jaspers (Anne Arundel County Public Schools Annapolis MD), Jill H Bohnenkamp (0000-0001-6688-0758, University of Maryland, Baltimore), Jill Bohnenkamp (National Center for School Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore MD), Joyce Chung (0000-0003-2831-9964, Departments of Population, Family and Reproductive Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore MD), Erin Hager (Departments of Population, Family and Reproductive Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore MD), Erin R Hager (0000-0002-5499-2952, Johns Hopkins University)
Year2024
Volume94
Issue2
Pages200-203
Publication date2024-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of School Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4391 • E-ISSN: 1746-1561
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/josh.13322
PMID36866745
OpenAlexW4323037709
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

The COVID‐19 pandemic increased already high rates of student mental health concerns and further underscored inequities and disparities in access to services and care. As schools continue to address the effects of the pandemic, they must prioritize student mental health and well‐being. In this commentary, using feedback from the Maryland School Health Council, we present the connection between mental health in school and the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, a school health model commonly employed by schools and school districts. In doing so, we aim to highlight how school districts can use this model to address child mental health needs across a multi‐tiered system of support

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Medical education · Mental health · Pandemic · Psychiatry · School health · School nursing · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education