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School-based & School-Linked Support Services - Introduction
This page introduces the topics covered in this sub-section of wiki-summaries on school-based and school-linked services provided by other ministries and agencies such as development & relief agencies, health, agriculture, child protection, law enforcement, security, environmental safety, municipalities, youth employment and others. These topics have been identified and are being developed through the previous and current activities of the International Discussion Group on School-based and School-Linked Services.

Click on any of the items listed in the navigation bar on the right hand side of this page to access the various summaries. The wiki-summaries will eventually include Glossary Terms (1-3 paragraphs), Encyclopedia Entries (Two pages), Handbook Sections (Book Chapters) and Bibliographies/Toolboxes (Extensive lists updated periodically) as well as Additional Resources.   

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The topics described here include several school-based and school-linked policies, programs, services and practices.

Key Messages/Lessons Learned:

Here are some of the key messages or things that we have learned thus far in these discussions:
Section: School-based & School-Linked Services
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The number of summaries completed or drafted in this section are listed below)

- Overview
  • Evidence, Reports & Data
  • Examples & Models
- Key Definitions/Descriptions
  • School-based or School-Linked
  • Integrated/Wrap-Around Services
  • Role of Educators in Early Identification, Referral and Re-Integration
  • Access to and Reach of SB & SL Services
- Types of Services from Different Sectors
  • Development Aid
           - Vision Screening
           - Hearing
           - Dental
           - De-worming
           - School Feeding
           - Menstrual Health & Hygiene
  • Relief/Emergency Aid
           - Civil Protection/Security
           - Refugees & Displaced Students
           - Emergency Trauma Services
  • Education & Learning
          - Student Counseling
          - Support for Students with Disabilities
          - Tutoring/After School - Summer School
  • School Health Services
           - School-based Clinics
          - School-Linked Clinics/Physicians'
          - School Nurses
          - School-based Physicians
          - Allied Health Services Professionals
          - Vaccinations & Immunizations
          - Education for Hospitalized Students
          - Administering Medications in Schools
          - Services for Pregnant Students
  • School Social Services
           - Child Protection (Abuse & Neglect)
           - Family Violence/Sexual Abuse
           - Child Exploitation/Trafficking
           - Services for Incarcerated Students
           - Services for Students in Group/Care
  • Mental Health Services
           - Post Trauma Counseling & Support
           - School Psychology & Psychologists
           - Informal Supports in the Community
  • Police Services/Youth Protection
    - Youth Courts/Youth Justice
    - Crime/Community Policing
    - School Resource Officers
  • Civil Protection/Security Services
    - Security Guards
  • Purchasing/Procuring Food
    - Local Agriculture Agencies/Organizations

- Key Concepts/Insights/Issues
  • Youth Friendliness
  • Timeliness/Wait Times
  • Coordinating Case Management with Education Professionals
  • Informing Parents/Student Patient Confidentiality
  • Restorative Justice

- How to Implement, Maintain, Scale Up, Sustain, Build Capacity, Adapt to Different Contexts, Leverage to Support Core Components.
  • Early Identification & Referral
  • School Support during Treatment/Incarceration
  • School Support to Re-Integrate after Treatment
  • Maintaining Student Records
  • Services in Low Resource Countries
  • Services in Countries Affected by Conflict, Disasters, Pandemics
  • Services in Indigenous Communities
How to integrate within Education Systems
  • Student Services Coordination
  • Linkages with Early Childhood Education
  • Linkages with Family Resource Centres

- Implications of Ecological/ Systems Approach
  • Paradoxes in Implementing Medical & Other Services in Loosely-Coupled Systems
- Research Questions/Knowledge Development
  • Research Programs/Knowledge Centres
  • Impact on Student Learning
  • Cost Effectiveness, Cost Benefits
  • Research Methods & Data Collection Issues