Implementation of a School Nurse-Led Case-Finding and Targeted Anxiety Testing Protocol (SBIRT-Informed) in an Elementary School: A Quality Improvement Initiative.
Anxiety disorders are among the most common pediatric mental health concerns, affecting nearly one in ten U.S. children, and often present as unexplained somatic complaints in school health offices. In rural Montana, limited access to behavioral health care compounds these challenges. This quality i...
| Publicado en: | Journal of School Nursing p. 1 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jun2026
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