Efficacy of a Brief School Mental Health Intervention: Key Findings from Minnesota High Schools

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Project Report

Efficacy of a Brief School Mental Health Intervention: Key Findings from Minnesota High Schools

Date Modified:

2025-06-18

This report presents background information about BRISC and key findings from the study, with a focus on Minnesota.

Project Name

Brief Intervention Strategy for School Mental Health Clinicians (BRISC)

In 2016, the University of Washington’s School Mental Health Assessment, Research, and Training (SMART) Center launched a three-year study examining the feasibility, effectiveness, and efficiency of a Brief Intervention Strategy for School Mental Health Clinicians (BRISC). SMART partnered with Wilder Research and the University of Maryland to collect data in three states, including Minnesota, Maryland, and Washington.