School-linked services : promoting equity for children, families, and communities / Laura R. Bronstein and Susan E. Mason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bronstein, Laura R., author.

Mason, Susan Elizabeth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community and school.

Children with social disabilities--Services for.

Children with social disabilities.

Physical Description:

xiv, 316 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]

Summary:

School-Linked Services details on array of evidence-based services, programs, initiatives, and relationships that are crucial for children's success in school and life. Practices and programs include afterschool and summer sessions, early-childhood education, school-linked health and mental health services, family engagement, and youth leadership opportunities. This volume also addresses the policy and funding requirements that help these partnerships thrive in both rural and urban contexts and evaluates school-community partnerships across the world. Representing collaboration across professions and organizations, this book will appeal to those in social work, education, psychology, public health, counseling, nursing, and public policy. Book jacket.

Contents:

Making the case for school-linked services

The school

School-linked services today

Working effectively across systems

Settings

International initiatives

Public education, school-linked services and relevant policies

Funding

Assessing outcomes

Epilogue: creating a successful school-community partnership for school-linked services.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780231160940

0231160941

9780231160957

023116095X

OCLC:

927438875