Teachers Leading the Front Lines - North Carolina (Tealeaf-NC)
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to pilot test a novel, alternative, potentially sustainable system of teacher-delivered, task-shifted child mental health care. Participants: \~300 estimated Procedures: This is a RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) guided, mixed methods, clustered evaluation of Tealeaf-NC's Reach, Adoption \& Implementation (Primary Outcomes, implementation-based), as well as evaluating for preliminary indicators of Effectiveness \& Maintenance (Secondary Outcomes, clinically-based).
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Schools: * Have been trained in either Tealeaf or RE-SEED in Summer 2024 or 2025 after being randomized programmatically * Be a school in the State of North Carolina * Have an eligible principal Principals: * \>18 years old * Employed at an enrolled school * Not suspected or convicted of child-related misconduct or maltreatment Teachers: * \>18 years old * Employed at an enrolled school * Primary teaching responsibility for a single academic class (for a minimum of 1 hour per day and a minimum of 4 days per week) in any grade level Kindergarten to Grade 8 * Not suspected or convicted of child-related misconduct or maltreatment Counselors: * \>18 years old * Employed at an enrolled school * Hold a school counselor position at an enrolled school for at least 10 hours per week * Not suspected or convicted of child-related misconduct or maltreatment Students: * Enrolled in Kindergarten-Grade 8 * Student of an enrolled teacher * Has a parent or guardian who can provide c