Research Summaries

School Psychologists: Improving Student and School Outcomes
Presents research evidence related to school psychologists' efforts.

Effective Pupil Services: Research, Data, and References
Research bullets on various pupil services professions, prepared by the National Alliance of Pupil Services Organizations

Accountability Assessment Alternative Indicators
Presents measures and results from research on the antecedents of academic achievement.

Mental Health and Academic Achievement
Presents research evidence on the positive relationship between mental health and academic achievement.

School Mental Health Services: Fact Sheet
Handout from the Senate Briefing, Removing Barriers to Learning: The Role of School-Employed Mental Health Service Providers, on March 21, 2006.

Mental Health and Mental Health Care among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Handout from Congresswoman Napolitano's Mental Health Panel at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute on October 1, 2007.

Media Violence and Children
Presents selected research on the relationship between media violence and children.

School-Based Violence Prevention Programs
Brief summary of research on universal school-based violence prevention programs.