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  • Title: Health behaviors and mental health of students attending alternative high schools: a review of the research literature.
    Author: Johnson KE, Taliaferro LA.
    Journal: J Spec Pediatr Nurs; 2012 Apr; 17(2):79-97. PubMed ID: 22463469.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: The purpose of this review is to describe current knowledge about health-risk behaviors and mental health among alternative high school students. CONCLUSIONS: Substance use, diet and/or physical activity, sexual-risk behaviors, mental health, and violence were reviewed. Students were described as marginalized youth facing significant social environmental challenges. Findings from 43 studies published from 1997-2010 suggested a high prevalence of health-risk behaviors among alternative high school students. Very few studies were conducted by nurse researchers. Suggestions for future research include addressing social environmental factors, resiliency, and emotional/mental health outcomes. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Alternative high schools offer a venue to conduct research and implement nursing interventions with high-risk, yet resilient, youth.
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