Disparate discipline faced by black youth: The need for bias mitigation and school nursing impact to promote school connectedness

School connectedness is needed to improve youth mental health. Developing a school connection is more arduous for Black youth with a history of pervasive exclusionary discipline. This narrative review discusses academic and socioemotional consequences of school removals while highlighting disparities for Black youth. A comprehensive literature search was conducted, identifying relevant studies and publications using electronic databases; results from the last ten years were preferable but older references were included if deemed important.
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research