2022
Structural school characteristics and neighborhood risk factors: Associations with student-reported school climate in a large, urban public school district in the United States
Moore S, Ouellette R, Connors E. Structural school characteristics and neighborhood risk factors: Associations with student-reported school climate in a large, urban public school district in the United States. Frontiers In Education 2022, 7: 931474. PMID: 37928927, PMCID: PMC10624158, DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2022.931474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive school climateSchool climatePublic schoolsSchool buildingsSchool neighborhoodsNeighborhood risk factorsUrban public school districtSchool climate scoreNumber of studentsPublic school districtsNeighborhood factorsTeachers’ yearsEducation leadersHigh crime ratesSchool characteristicsSpecial educationAcademic successSchool districtsSchoolsSystemic schoolCommunity violence exposureUnited StatesYouth developmentCrime ratesUrban districts
2021
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 13 Urban Public Schools: Mixed Methods Results of Barriers, Facilitators, and Implementation Outcomes
Connors EH, Prout J, Vivrette R, Padden J, Lever N. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 13 Urban Public Schools: Mixed Methods Results of Barriers, Facilitators, and Implementation Outcomes. School Mental Health 2021, 13: 772-790. PMID: 34925633, PMCID: PMC8673910, DOI: 10.1007/s12310-021-09445-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrban public schoolsPublic schoolsSchool mental health cliniciansSchool-based cliniciansMixed methods resultsMixed methods designStudent needsSchool settingsTF-CBT modelFuture implementation successCognitive behavioral therapyFocus group resultsMethods designPractice outcomesImplementation supportTF-CBTBehavioral therapySchoolsThoughtful considerationYouth ages 3FacilitatorsEvidence-based interventionsMental health cliniciansLifetime trauma exposurePost-traumatic stress disorder