School-Based Health Centers: Providers' Perceptions Around Mental Health and Eating Disorders and Potential Areas of Improvement.
School-based health centers (SBHCs) play a key role in connecting youth to health services, including primary care. Despite some literature exploring their mental health services, little is known about the role SBHCs play in screening for and treating eating disorders. In this study, we surveyed 56...
| Publicado en: | Journal of School Nursing Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 284 - 293 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jun2026
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