Ainsworth Holly, Johnson Karen
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
J Sch Nurs. 2024 Jun 7:10598405241257925. doi: 10.1177/10598405241257925.
Youth mental health and access to mental health resources are ongoing concerns for many students, families, and school personnel. Schools are trusted entities with the potential to disseminate accurate information. However, little is known about how school districts utilize the opportunity to connect students to trustworthy online mental health crisis resources. The objective of this study was to determine whether school districts are using technology to connect students to mental health resources. Using a stratified random sample of Texas public school districts, we assessed the presence and accessibility of mental health resources through district websites. Only 20.3% of district websites had mental health crisis resources present. Further evaluation revealed that districts are not fully utilizing technology to promote online mental health crisis resources. School nurses can play a key role in expanding access to mental health crisis resources by developing and promoting such websites.
青少年心理健康以及获得心理健康资源一直是许多学生、家庭和学校工作人员所关注的问题。学校是受信任的机构，有传播准确信息的潜力。然而，对于学区如何利用机会将学生与可靠的在线心理健康危机资源相连接，我们知之甚少。本研究的目的是确定学区是否在利用技术将学生与心理健康资源相连接。我们采用德克萨斯州公立学区的分层随机样本，通过学区网站评估心理健康资源的存在情况和可获取性。只有20.3%的学区网站有心理健康危机资源。进一步评估发现，各学区并未充分利用技术来推广在线心理健康危机资源。学校护士可以通过开发和推广此类网站，在扩大获得心理健康危机资源的机会方面发挥关键作用。
