Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based mental health practice in primary schools

LI Jia; KONG Yajing; GAO Liru; TANG Xinfeng; QU Zhiyong

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.01.019

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LI Jia, KONG Yajing, GAO Liru, TANG Xinfeng, QU Zhiyong. Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based mental health practice in primary schools[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(1): 85-89. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.01.019

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LI Jia, KONG Yajing, GAO Liru, TANG Xinfeng, QU Zhiyong. Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based mental health practice in primary schools[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(1): 85-89. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.01.019

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Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based mental health practice in primary schools

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.01.019

LI Jia^{1, 2},
KONG Yajing^{1, 2},
GAO Liru^{1, 2},
TANG Xinfeng³,
QU Zhiyong^{1, 2
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School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing(100875), China

Received Date: 2022-05-16
Rev Recd Date: 2022-09-04

Available Online: 2023-02-06

Publish Date: 2023-01-25

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Objective To explore the facilitators and barriers of the implementation of evidence-based mental health practice, in order to provide practical experience for promoting the development of evidence-based mental health services in primary schools in China. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 4 education bureau managers, 8 school administrators, 7 classroom teachers, and 7 treatment providers after providing evidence-based practice in 10 primary schools in Henan Province, China.Data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Evidence-based practice in primary schools faced multiple factors at the macro level, school level, and individual level.A total of 8 facilitators and 9 barriers were extracted.Among these factors, some factors were particularly striking.These included the"exclusion"of teacher title evaluation system, time conflict between practice and school schedule, stigmatization of mental health and mismatch between perceived effectiveness of services and expectations. Conclusion Evidence-based mental health practice is feasible in Chinese schools.The implementation process needs to take full account of macro, school and individual multi-level factors to move evidence-based mental health services from theory and data to practice in China.
- Evidence-based medicine,
- Mental health,
- Health services,
- School health services

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