Teachers Leading the Front Lines - North Carolina (Tealeaf-NC)

Summary

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to pilot test a novel, alternative, potentially sustainable system of teacher-delivered, task-shifted child mental health care. Participants: \~300 estimated Procedures: This is a RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) guided, mixed methods, clustered evaluation of Tealeaf-NC's Reach, Adoption \& Implementation (Primary Outcomes, implementation-based), as well as evaluating for preliminary indicators of Effectiveness \& Maintenance (Secondary Outcomes, clinically-based).

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Schools:

* Have been trained in either Tealeaf or RE-SEED in Summer 2024 or 2025 after being randomized programmatically
* Be a school in the State of North Carolina
* Have an eligible principal

Principals:

* \>18 years old
* Employed at an enrolled school
* Not suspected or convicted of child-related misconduct or maltreatment

Teachers:

* \>18 years old
* Employed at an enrolled school
* Primary teaching responsibility for a single academic class (for a minimum of 1 hour per day and a minimum of 4 days per week) in any grade level Kindergarten to Grade 8
* Not suspected or convicted of child-related misconduct or maltreatment

Counselors:

* \>18 years old
* Employed at an enrolled school
* Hold a school counselor position at an enrolled school for at least 10 hours per week
* Not suspected or convicted of child-related misconduct or maltreatment

Students:

* Enrolled in Kindergarten-Grade 8
* Student of an enrolled teacher
* Has a parent or guardian who can provide consent
* Positive/Clinical-level score on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

Guardians:

* \>18 years old
* Guardian of enrolled student

Exclusion Criteria:

* Exclusion criteria will be set as each participant does not meet the inclusion criteria as set for their group.

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