Efficacy of a Brief Intervention of Strategy for School-based Mental Health Clinicians (BRISC)

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BRISC website

The Brief Intervention for School Clinicians (BRISC) has been the subject of two research studies funded by the Institute for Education Sciences (IES). In the most recent study, 48 high schools in three states (WA, MD, MN) were recruited and assigned to BRISC (n=23) or school-based services as usual (SAU; n=25). Clinicians working in schools assigned to BRISC gave positive ratings of BRISC feasibility, learnability, and acceptability. Students receiving BRISC (n=259) were more likely to receive SMH services at 2 months, more likely to have discharged from SMH by 6 months, and less likely to have received other MH services at 6 months. BRISC students showed greater rates of resolution of their self-reported problems and were more likely to move out of the clinical range for anxiety.


Project Period:
September 1, 2017 August 31, 2031

Accepting Trainees?

No

Funding Type(s):
Federal, Self-sustaining

Funder(s):
Institute of Education Sciences

Geographic Area(s):
King County, National, Washington

Practice Type(s):
Community-Based Organizations, Educational settings (e.g. universities, schools)

Patient Population(s):
Adolescents, Children

Targeted Condition(s):
Anxiety, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Depression, General Mental Well-Being, Socioemotional learning, Substance use disorders/misuse, Suicide Prevention