carter, allison klinner, christiane young, alexandra strnadová, iva wong, horas vujovich-dunn, cassandra newman, christy e. davies, cristyn skinner, s. rachel danchin, margie
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The uptake of human papilloma virus (HPV) and other adolescent vaccinations in special schools for young people with disability is significantly lower than in mainstream settings. This study explored the factors believed to influence parental decision making regarding vaccine uptake for students with intellectual disability and/or on the autism spe...
Dadswell, Anna Bungay, Hilary Acton, Faye Walshe, Nicola
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Frontiers in Public Health
Introduction Mobilizing existing creative, cultural and community assets is seen as a crucial pathway to improving public health. Schools have been identified as key institutional community assets and arts-in-nature practice has been shown to promote children’s mental health. The ‘Branching Out’ research investigated how an established arts-in-natu...
Burn, Anne-Marie Hall, Poppy Anderson, Joanna
BACKGROUND: Self-harm is common among adolescents and is a major public health concern. School staff may be the first adults to notice a young person's self-harm and are well placed to provide support or signpost students to help. However, school staff often report that they do not feel equipped or confident to support students. Despite the need, t...
Åkesson, Ebba
Antalet barn och unga med diagnosen ADHD ökar både i Sverige och globalt. Symtom kan vara bland annat hyperaktivitet, impulsivitet och koncentrationssvårigheter. Barn med diagnosen ADHD kan uppleva svårigheter i skolan och därför vara i behov av anpassningar. Anpassad skolgång innebär alla typer av anpassningar som kan utföras i skolan, från förkor...
Robins, Lauren Taras, Jennifer Ippolito, Christina Reed, Nick
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Brain injury
Teachers and school staff (i.e., principals, coaches, trainers, educational assistants, guidance counselors, school healthcare professionals, etc.) are well positioned to support students' return-to-school post-concussion. Teachers and school staff may access concussion resources online as they are readily available; however, their quality and accu...
Devine, Lauren D. Gallagher, Alison M. Briggs, Stephen Hill, Alyson J.
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Frontiers in Public Health
Background Adolescence is recognised as a period of nutritional vulnerability, with evidence indicating that United Kingdom adolescents have suboptimal dietary intakes with many failing to meet dietary recommendations. Additionally, adolescence is a time of transition when they become more independent in their dietary choices and begin to develop t...
Brodeur, Geneviève Fernet, Mylène Hébert, Martine
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Frontiers in Education
Introduction School staff play a central role in youth sexual health education (SHE), making them critical actors in dating violence (DV) prevention initiatives. However, since most school staff do not benefit from specific training on SHE, they often report feeling challenged in their roles as sex educators. The mention of a lack of self-efficacy ...
Holgersson, Elin Ahlén, Leonella
Barnens framtida utveckling formas till stor del av skolan och påverkas av dess omgivningsfaktorer. Om eleven inte kommer till skolan och deltar i undervisningen kan det leda till konsekvenser. Syftet med studien var att undersöka upplevelser av problematisk skolfrånvaro bland skolpersonal och elever samt att diskutera kring arbetsterapeutisk kompe...
Randell, Eva Janeslätt, Gunnel Höglund, Berit
Few studies have highlighted the perceptions of teachers and school staff carrying out an intervention about future parenthood at special upper secondary schools. The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of teachers and school staff when implementing an intervention using the Toolkit “Children—what does that involve?” and the Real-Care-B...
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About 16% of Dutch children are reported to have social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties (SEBDs). SEBDs generate distress and pose risks for various negative outcomes; thus, their timely identification is deemed important to respond appropriately to children’s needs and avoid such negative outcomes. Primary schools are considered convenient ...