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<p>Universal mental health screening is a pivotal aspect of comprehensive school mental health programming. However, even with a recent focus on implementing comprehensive and equitable screening practices, students with disabilities continue to be excluded. This study takes an intersectional approach to gain an understanding on which students with disabilities report elevated mental health concerns and what intersecting identities predict mental health risk. A total of 280 students from three high schools were screened across three timepoints. Results indicate that students with disabilities report elevated levels of mental health concerns. Students who also identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer reported experiencing higher levels of mental health concerns, while students who identified as non-cis-gender were also overrepresented in the elevated category for mental health concerns. Implications for universal screening practices that are inclusive of students with disabilities are discussed.</p>

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Mental Health Screening for Students with Disabilities: An Intersectional Examination of Universal Screening Data

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年7月22日

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  • James Sinclair,
  • Eunji Kong,
  • Katherine W. Bromley,
  • W. Jamie Yang,
  • Christen Knowles,
  • Susan Stadelman,
  • Geovanna Rodriguez

摘要

Universal mental health screening is a pivotal aspect of comprehensive school mental health programming. However, even with a recent focus on implementing comprehensive and equitable screening practices, students with disabilities continue to be excluded. This study takes an intersectional approach to gain an understanding on which students with disabilities report elevated mental health concerns and what intersecting identities predict mental health risk. A total of 280 students from three high schools were screened across three timepoints. Results indicate that students with disabilities report elevated levels of mental health concerns. Students who also identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer reported experiencing higher levels of mental health concerns, while students who identified as non-cis-gender were also overrepresented in the elevated category for mental health concerns. Implications for universal screening practices that are inclusive of students with disabilities are discussed.