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Table 1 rank order the top mental health issues concerns in all most all schools which revealed that the top mental health concerns were overt behaviors 67 83 whereas anxiety 33 and depression 22 were among the lowest ranked concerns Further teachers were also asked to identify the types of services provided within their schools Based on the reported services being provided in schools teachers 85 were indicated a lack of service implementation and awareness in the following areas a provision of mental health services in homes by school personnel b trauma counseling c parent counseling d group counseling therapy and e function based behavioral assessment and intervention planning B Teachers Roles in Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Their Students Versus the Roles Other Professionals in Their School In response to the query it has found that over two thirds 70 of all respondents agreed that schools should be involved while less amount 18 of teachers disagreed and 12 remained neutral Further teachers responses to specific roles of various school professionals in addressing the mental health needs of students revealed that the top four tasks for teachers as indicated by 58 or more of respondents were a implementing classroom behavioral interventions b monitoring student progress c teaching curriculum based classroom behavioral interventions and d teaching curriculum based classroom social emotional lessons
