Effectiveness of School-Based Health Clinics

School based health clinics are thought to be an especially effective way to reach children and adolescents with mental health care needs, as well as to provide reproductive health services. Yet, there is little systematic research documenting the effectiveness of these clinics. This project will systematically collect data on school-based health clinics for several states, focusing on when the clinics opened (or closed), what services they provided, and how they were staffed. The research assistant will help locate and extract information from archival sources, newspaper articles, research articles, and other public data sources to provide a more complete picture of the availability of school based health services. This research project offers students the opportunity to contribute to research on one of the most potentially important ways to improve access to health care for school-aged children and adolescents. The RA will also gain experience with quantitative research methods and methods for spatial data analysis.