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November 1, 2025Open Access

School Mental Health Interventions for Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness and Relevant Moderators

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MLMatthew E. Lemberger-TrueloveDLDan LiCKChang-Dai Kim

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Meta-analysis reveals small but reliable effect sizes in academic and behavioral outcomes for adolescents, indicating benefits of school-based interventions.

Key Points

  • Small but reliable improvements in adolescent mental health outcomes observed, with an overall effect size of 0.068 found.
  • Evidence synthesized from 18 randomized controlled trials showed consistent effects across varied intervention types.
  • Effectiveness suggests targeted and small-group formats may yield larger improvements than universal programs in schools.
  • Findings support further investment in targeted school-based mental health programs to enhance adolescent outcomes.

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Lemberger-Truelove et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69054ffa1a99e50463de691ehttps://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202510.2355.v1
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