Instruction
On page #1, I need a one paragraph summary for each article. There are two articles attached and I need a one paragraph summary for each. You can list the article and provide the summary followed by the next article name and a summary.
On page #2, I need you to copy and paste the questions below and answer each one for each article under each question.
Children’s mental health: What every policymaker should know
• What is the most surprising information you found in this article?
• What do you think is the most relevant recommendation in the article?
• Given the information in this article, what is the most important takeaway point – for researchers? For practitioners? For you as a student? For society at large?
Atkins, Hoagwood, Kutash & Weidman (2010)
• What terminology or concepts are unclear from reading the article?
• After briefly discussing Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model (see summary here), the authors state “schools represent among the most influential of these contexts by virtue of their long-term influence on children’s cognitive and social development” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? How do schools impact development (both positively and negatively)?
• The article references the need for services that are appropriate for the school context (“ecologically valid”) – what types of things might this mean? How would providing mental health services in schools look different than providing services in a community or medical setting?
• What role do the authors suggest teachers have to play in school mental health services? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
• What additional questions do you have after reading this article?