DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/CP3H-AK45
Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-7196-5884
Defense Date
2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Education
First Advisor
Charol Shakeshaft
Second Advisor
David Naff
Third Advisor
Kimberly Bridges
Fourth Advisor
Thelma Bryner
Abstract
School-based mental health is plagued with two primary challenges: (a) design and (b) service delivery. The design of school-based mental health is often comprised of fragmented, individual programs and services, and the delivery of mental-health services and support are culturally insensitive. The purpose of this Delphi study, grounded in African-centered thought (Afrocentricity), was to identify essential components of a comprehensive school-based mental-health system necessary to adequately address and support the mental health of Black students in K–12 public school settings. Through the cultural lens of Black experts, the needs of Black students along a continuum of mental health was highlighted. Further, the panel of Black experts identified culturally relevant factors necessary for school-based mental health practitioners to include in their delivery of mental-health services and support to Black students. Findings from this study resulted in the development of a framework for a comprehensive school-based mental-health system intentionally centering the mental health of Black students.
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Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
5-6-2022