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athttp://www.aota.org/Practitioners-Section/Children-and-Youth/Browse/School/Toolkit.aspx were developed or occupational therapy practitioners working with children and youth in schooland community settings to obtain specifc knowledge about mental health (MH) promotion, prevention, and interventionand to guide service provision. Each inormation sheet provides an
overview of the topic, implications for occupationaltherapy, and strategies for MH promotion, prevention, and intervention in a variety of settings.
Each sheet also
providesimportant references and Internet resources
or urther reading and resource allocation. These inormation sheets areintended to provide: 1) oundation inormation about the topic to amiliarize the OT practitioner about the subject; and 2)reerences and Internet resources to extend learning about the topic.
1. Content draws on current literature about a public health approach to MH
emphasizing MH promotion or
all 
chil-dren with and without identifed disabilities or MH challenges
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MH pm
: strategies or
optimizing 
mental health
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MH p:
strategies to
reduce
mental health problems beore identifcation o a specifc mental health problem
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MH idd i:
strategies to
diminish
or end the eects o an identifed mental health problem ater theproblem has been identifed
2. Services are depicted in tiers
(see diagram at right):
•
t 1:
Universal
(or whole populationemphasizing promotion and preventioneorts)
•
t 2:
Targeted
(prevention and early intervention or children at risk o de-veloping MH challenges)
•
t 3:
Intensive individualized inter- ventions
(or children already identifedwith MH challenges or illness)
3.
A
 
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are addressed specifc toMH promotion, prevention, and interven-tion including but not limited to:
•
Mental health literacy 
•
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
•
Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS)
•
Obesity 
•
Bullying
•
Grieving loss
•
Strength-based approaches
•
Anxiety disorders
•
Depression
•
Thought disorders or Schizophrenia
•
Bipolar disorder
•
Autism spectrum disorder
•
Recess promotionContinued on the next page
How To Use AOTA’s Mental Health Information Sheets
Occupational Therapy’s Role in Mental Health Promotion, Prevention, & Intervention With Children & Youth
public HealtH MoDel of occupational tHerapy servicesto proMote Mental HealtH in cHilDren anD youtH
Tier 1Tier 2Tier 3
SCHOOLCOMMUNITY
•
Provide individual or group interventionto students with mental healthconcerns.
•
Collaborate with the school-based mentalhealth providers to ensure a coordinatedsystem of care for students needingintensive interventions.retsofotsmargorppuorgnurdnapoleveD
•
social participation for students strugglingwith peer interaction.
•
Consult with teachers to modify learningdemands and academic routines forat-risk students.
•
Individual interventions to supportoccupational performance and mental healthin community settings focusing on leisure,.seitivitcadetaler-noitisnartdna,krow
•
Provide leisure coaching for youth at risk oflimited leisure participation.
•
Consult with community recreation, youthotgnimmargorpstradna,strops,sbulc htiwhtuoyfonoisulcnitroppusdnaetomorp disabilities and/or mental health concerns.
•
Look for opportunities to provide groupinterventions for at-risk youth —thosedealing with poverty, bullying, loss, obesity.
•
Assist in schoolwide prevention efforts, noitneverpyllub,SIBP,LESgnidulcni programs.
•
Collaborate with school personnel to createpositive environments to support mentalhealth (caring relationships, programs thatfoster skill building, sensory friendly).
•
Informally observe all children for behaviorsthat might suggest mental health concerns.maetotsnrecnocgnirbdna
•
Articulate the scope of occupationaltherapy to include mental health promotion,.)slevellla(noitnevretnidna,noitneverp
•
Foster participation in meaningful structuredleisure activities.
•
Promote satisfying friendships.
•
Educate youth, family, and teachers aboutthe of leisure participation.
•
Assist in community efforts to promotechildren’s mental health.
•
Articulate the scope of occupationaltherapy to include mental health promotion,.)slevellla(noitnevretnidna,noitneverp
 
(Bazyk, 2011, p. 13)Bazyk, S. (Ed.). (2011).
Mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention for children and youth: A guiding framework for occupational therapy 
. Bethesda, MD: AOTA Press.Note: PBIS = positive behavioral interventionsand supports; SEL = social and emotional learning.
 www.aota.org 
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