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Young Invincibles. 2020. Linking young adults to mental health services through social media and campus-based peer advocacy. Washington, DC: Young Invincibles; San Francisco, CA: Adolescent and Young Adult Health National Resource Center, 19 pp.

National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. 2014. Unplanned pregnancy among college students and strategies to address it. Washington, DC: National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 5 pp. (Briefly)

Juszczak L, Fisher M, eds. 1996 . Health care in schools. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley and Belfus, 325 pp. (Adolescent medicine: State of the art reviews; v. 7, no. 2)

Annotation: This book is a collection of essays that focus on providing adolescents health care in school settings. Among others, the individual essays cover the past, present, and future of school-based services; implementing the school-based health center model; merging primary care with managed care in the school health center; health care in college; evaluating and managing learning difficulties; the roles and responsibilities of the staff in school-based programs; school-based nutrition education, and providing mental health services.

Keywords: Adolescents, College health services, College students, School based clinics, School health, School health programs, School health services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 1993. School health: Findings from evaluated programs. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 136 pp.

Annotation: This publication presents findings from evaluations of many school health programs from across the country. A brief overview of the components of comprehensive school health programs is followed by a discussion of the information contained in the program evaluation summaries. A chart summarizing all of the programs is then followed by brief descriptions of each individual program. The intended audience is health and education officials including school and community leaders who are interested in initiating and improving school health programs for students in public and private elementary and secondary schools as well as institutions of higher education. The appendices include Healthy People 2000 Objectives and the National Education Goals, a list of references, and a blank form which can be used to provide the agency with information on additional evaluated school health programs. Topics covered include health education, clinical services, counseling and mental health services, school environment, school food programs, physical education and fitness, faculty and staff health promotion, and community coordination.

Keywords: College students, Community agencies, Evaluation, Health and safety education, Public health agencies, School health, School health education, School health services, Schools, Students, Teachers

CityMatCH. Improving mental health in urban MCH. CityLights. 16(1):1-8. Early Summer 2007,

Annotation: This issue of the City Lights newsletter focuses on improving mental health in urban maternal and child health (MCH). The newsletter includes articles on the MCH influence on the mental health of college students, urban MCH leaders' assessment of local urban mental health services, adolescent suicide prevention strategies and resources, MCH leadership competencies, and 2007-2008 DaTA Institute applications, [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Adolescent health, Child health, College students, Families, Health services, Infant health, Local programs, Mental health, Suicide prevention, Urban populations, Women's health
   

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