In light of concerning evidence that many young people with mental disorders are not receiving appropriate mental health intervention, school-based mental health screening has been advocated as one way to improve identification of at-risk youth. Despite having much promise, universal screening in schools remains a relatively uncommon practice internationally. Various barriers that deter school psychologists and counsellors from screening have been identified, including lack of resourcing to implement screening, lack of knowledge about the mechanics of how to carry out a screening program, and concern about how to manage the anticipated increased workload generated by following up identified students. In this practice-based paper we discuss a four-stage process that guides school psychologists and counsellors in the establishment of a school-based screening program, with specific reference to overcoming perceived barriers.

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从障碍到实施：推进学校普遍的心理健康筛查

鉴于许多患有精神障碍的年轻人没有接受适当的心理健康干预的令人担忧的证据，提倡以学校为基础的心理健康筛查作为提高高危青少年识别能力的一种方式。尽管有很大的希望，但学校的普遍筛查在国际上仍然是一种相对不常见的做法。已经确定了阻碍学校心理学家和辅导员进行筛查的各种障碍，包括缺乏实施筛查的资源，缺乏对如何执行筛查计划的机制的了解，以及对如何管理预期增加的工作量的担忧起来确定学生。