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Intensive Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances through a School-based, Community-oriented Program

Eric M. Vernberg

University of Kansas, USA

Michael C. Roberts

University of Kansas, USA

Camille J. Randall

University of Kansas, USA

Bridget K. Biggs

Stanford University Medical Center, USA

Joseph E. Nyre

The Hope School, USA

Anne K. Jacobs

University of Kansas, USA

Treating children with severe, early onset emotional and behavioral disturbances remains a daunting task for mental health and education systems. This article describes key principles, features, and outcomes for the school-based Intensive Mental Health Program (IMHP), a program designed specifically to provide comprehensive evidence-based, ecologically sensitive, and individualized services for this difficult-to-treat population. Although the IMHP is a relatively new model, preliminary studies of outcomes and treatment processes give initial evidence that most children improve notably in their role performance, behavior, and emotional adjustment over the course of treatment. With increasing demands for effective, affordable school-based mental health services, the IMHP offers a developing but promising prototype for services geared to meet the unique needs of children with complex disturbances of emotions and behavior.

Key Words: serious emotional disturbances • service delivery • school-based services • therapeutic classroom

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol. 11, No. 3, 417-430 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1359104506064986
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