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to Mental Health

to Mental Health

in adoption of interventions within a Stepped Care model . Not all students need the same type of intervention . Some students may benefit by accessing self-help resources online , watching a video , using an app , or guided online programs . Others could benefit from a psychoeducational workshop , and still others may require longer term individual treatment from an accredited mental health professional .
Stepped Care is a staged approach to the delivery of mental health services , comprising a hierarchy of interventions ; from the least to the most intensive . In a stepped care approach , a person seeking support is connected to the services that meet their needs , and as their needs change , the services change with them . It has the capacity for the individual to step up and step down to different levels of care . This is fundamental to a person-centered approach to mental health care .