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Advancing Effective Family-School-Community Partnerships

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This chapter will provide a summary of the empirical evidence for the positive outcomes of family-school-community (FSC) partnerships on children’s academic progress, and social, emotional, and behavioral functioning. Qualities of effective FSC partnerships will be presented by integrating the goals of the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health with the principles of system-of-care and best practices for school mental health. The mission and experiences of the national practice group, dedicated to families partnering with schools and communities, will be discussed. Two programs that have built and sustained successful FSC partnerships are illustrated as case examples. Finally, the chapter concludes with recommendations for developing and maintaining successful partnerships, as well as ideas for future directions.

The Center for School Mental Health is funded by Health Resources Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Project U45 MC 00174

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland, 737 West Lombard Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA

    Nicole Evangelista Brandt Ph.D., Nancy A. Lever & Nicole L. Cammack

  2. Independent Family Advocate, 7103 Devonshire Rd, Alexandria, VA, 22307, USA

    Cynthia Glimpse

  3. School of Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman’s University, 425648, Denton, TX, 76204, USA

    Claudette Fette

  4. University of Maryland School Mental Health Program, Baltimore, USA

    Jennifer Cox

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  3. Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Catherine P. Bradshaw

  4. Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA

    Julie Sarno Owens

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Brandt, N.E., Glimpse, C., Fette, C., Lever, N.A., Cammack, N.L., Cox, J. (2014). Advancing Effective Family-School-Community Partnerships. In: Weist, M., Lever, N., Bradshaw, C., Owens, J. (eds) Handbook of School Mental Health. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7624-5_16

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