75 building collaborative partnerships to support students

• Main Authors: Isaac, Woods, Vu, Hong Van, Nguyen, Lan Phuong
• Other Authors: Kỷ yếu hội thảo quốc tế về sức mạnh tâm thần trẻ em Việt Nam lần thứ V: hiểu biết về sức khỏe tâm thần ở trường học và cộng đồng
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: Vietnamese
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Support students; Collaborative partnerships
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/98272
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Schools can play an important role to address behavioral health needs of students because mental illness typically appears by the age of 14 ( Kessler , Chiu , Demler , & Walters , 2005 ) . Therefore , it is important that stakeholders such as healthcare providers , community leaders , and teachers work with families to enhance the quality of life for children through prevention , intervention , and collaboration of psychological services . Objective . The objective of this paper is to assess barriers and challenges in providing coordinated family - school - community behavioral health services . This paper provides recommendations for practices and protocols for building collaborative relationships to improve access to services . Method . Qualitative interviews for this collaborative action research study were completed in the Spring and Summer of 2019. Teachers , parents , and Child - service specialists were recruited as participants ( N - 24 ) . Semi - structured interviews were conducted with participants to define cultural definitions of behavioral health , barriers when working with other stakeholders , and recommendations to improve access to behavioral health services.