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30-11-2022 | Anxiety | Original Paper

Assessing the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a School-Aged Program that Supports Physical Activity and Wellness

Authors: Stephanie R. Lebby, Amanda Myers, Andrew R. Bohm, Karen L. Fortuna

Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly | Issue 1/2023

Abstract

The prevalence of anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents aged 4 to 18 years has nearly doubled after the first year of the pandemic. However, only one in five adolescents diagnosed with anxiety is treated. We R H.O.P. E. is a school-based mental health program that includes evidence-based principles designed to engage children and adolescents in anxiety treatment, including wellness and emotional regulation, and the emotional CPR method. We R H.O.P. E. augments traditional services provided by school administrators, school social workers, school teachers, and school nurses. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of We R H.O.P. E.

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Title: Assessing the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a School-Aged Program that Supports Physical Activity and Wellness
Authors: Stephanie R. Lebby
Amanda Myers
Andrew R. Bohm
Karen L. Fortuna
Publication date: 30-11-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: Anxiety
Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 0033-2720
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6709
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-022-10009-4

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