SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Barriers and Facilitators to Sustaining School-Based Mental Health and Wellbeing Interventions: A Systematic Review.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Service-level interventions to reduce waiting time in outpatient and community health settings may be sustained: a systematic review.BMJ open quality · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of universal, school based, interventions on help seeking in children and young people: a systematic literature review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Brief School-Based Interventions Targeting Student Mental Health or Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and Effectiveness of Universal School-Based Wellbeing Interventions in Australia: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of School-Based Suicide Prevention Interventions for Adolescents, and Intervention and Contextual Factors in Prevention.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Pooled it
- Factors affecting the sustainability of community mental health assets: A systematic review.Health & social care in the community · 2022Pooled it
- A narrative review of school-based preventive interventions on mental disorders and addictions.Discover mental health · 2026Review
- Advancing School Behavioral Health Implementation: A Critical Review Using ISF 2.0.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Implementation and student outcomes of an implementation strategy for the sustainability of group evidence-based practices in schools.Research square · 2026Article
- Exploring self-referral as a low-burden, universally administered strategy to connect adolescents to mental health supports following anonymous school-based screening.School psychology (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Implementation climate and readiness for the THRIVE intervention in school settings: a mixed methods study.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Adolescents' perceptions of tobacco and electronic cigarette prevention: Six school-based cohorts (2010/11-2023/24).Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Teacher-Led Universal Eating Disorder Prevention Programmes in Schools: A Scoping Review.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Home language and diagnostic co-morbidity predict neuropsychological evaluation recommendation uptake among low income families.The Clinical neuropsychologist · 2026Article
- Annual Research Review: Improving school climate to improve child and adolescent mental health and reduce inequalities.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Review
- School-Based Preventive Interventions: A Critical Investment in Our Future and in the Training of Psychiatrists.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Stress-diathesis based predictors of depression and anxiety trajectories in adolescence: a population-based longitudinal cohort study.Psychological medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation and Eating Disorders Symptoms During Early Adolescence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Process evaluation of a digital school-based intervention: lessons learned from the Health4Life study.Translational behavioral medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Despite an increasing focus on schools to deliver support and education around mental health and wellbeing, interventions are often not sustained beyond initial funding and research. In this review, the barriers and facilitators to sustaining mental health and wellbeing interventions in schools are explored. A systematic review was conducted using keywords based on the terms: 'sustainability', 'school', 'intervention', 'mental health', and 'emotional wellbeing'. Six online databases (PsycINFO, Embase, MEDLINE, British Education Index, ERIC, and Web of Science) and relevant websites were searched resulting in 6160 unique references. After screening, 10 articles were included in the review and extracted data were qualitatively synthesized using thematic analysis. Data synthesis led to the identification of four sustainability factors at the school level (school leadership, staff engagement, intervention characteristics, and resources) and one at the wider system level (external support). These factors were separated into 15 themes and discussed as barriers and facilitators to sustainability (for example, school culture and staff turnover). Most articles included no definition of sustainability, and nearly all barriers and facilitators were discussed at the school level. The findings suggest that more longitudinal and theory-driven research is required to develop a clearer picture of the sustainability process.
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