Publications

Articles, chapters, or other writing that provide description of interconnected systems work.

Also, visit Center on PBIS publications for all mental health/social-emotional-behavioral well-being.

• Best Practices in Universal Screening for Social, Emotional, & Behavioral Outcomes: An Implementation Guide. Romer, N., von der Embse, N., De Los Reyes, A., Eklund, K., Hollins-Sims, N., Kilgus, S., Moore, S., & Perales, K., (2026). Retrieved from https://smhcollaborative.org/universalscreening/ 

• Interconnecting District and Community Partners to Improve School-Level Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health. Pohlman, K. B., Jones, K., Lira, J. R., Norton, J., and Perales, K. (2025). Behavioral Sciences, 15(9), 1225.

• Examining Implementation of an Integrated Framework to Promote Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, School Mental Health, and Family-School Collaboration. Garbacz, S. A., Eklund, K., Kilgus, S. P., Xue, T., Lira, J., Meyer, B., ... & Pohlman, K. (2025). School Mental Health, 1-15.

• Advancing Education Effectiveness: Interconnecting School Mental Health and School-wide PBIS, Volume 2: An Implementation Guide. (Eber, L., Barrett, S., Perales, K., Jeffrey-Pearsall, J., Pohlman, K., Putnam, R, Splett, J., & Weist, M.D.(2020). Center for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education). Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon Press.

• Integrating a Trauma-Informed Approach within a PBIS Framework, A Practice Guide. Eber, L., Barrett, S., Scheel, N., Flammini, A., & Pohlman, K. (Nov 2020). Center for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education). Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon Press.

• Installing and Implementing an Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF) at the District/Community Level:Examples and Strategies for Coaches and District Leaders. Eber, L., Hearn, A., & Perales, K. (In press). Eugene, OR: Center on PBIS, University of Oregon. 

• Installing an Interconnected Systems Framework at the School Level: Recommendations and Examples to Guide School Leadership Teams, Practitioners and Coaches. Eber, L., Scherder, E., Raulson, C., Abshier, D., & Perales, K. (In press). Eugene, OR: Center on PBIS, University of Oregon.

• Fact Sheet Interconnected Systems Framework 101: An Introduction. (Barrett, S., Eber, L., Perales, K., & Pohlman, K. -- OSEP Technical Assistance Center on PBIS and Pacific Southwest (HHS Region 9) - Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC)) 

• Fact Sheet Interconnected Systems Framework 201: When School Mental Health is Integrated within a Multi-tiered System of Support: What's Different. (Barrett, S., Eber, L., Perales, K., & Pohlman, K. -- OSEP Technical Assistance Center on PBIS and Pacific Southwest (HHS Region 9) - Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC)) 

• Fact Sheet Interconnected Systems Framework 301: Installing an Integrated Approach. (Barrett, S., Eber, L., Perales, K., & Pohlman, K. -- OSEP Technical Assistance Center on PBIS and Pacific Southwest (HHS Region 9) - Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC)) 

• Advancing Education Effectiveness: Interconnecting School Mental Health and School-Wide Positive Behavioral Support
  (Barrett, Eber, Weist, 2013)

• Best Practices in Universal Social Emotional, and Behavioral Screening: An Implementation Guide Version 2. (Romer, N., von der Embse, N., Eklund, K., Kilgus, S., Perales, K., Splett, J. W., Sudlo, S., Wheeler, D., (2020).

• Teaching Social-Emotional Competencies within a PBIS Framework. (Barrett, Eber, McIntosh, Perales, & Romer, 2018)

• Weist, M. D., Eber, L., Horner, R., Splett, J., Putnam, R., Barrett, S., ... & Hoover, S. (2018). Improving multitiered systems of support for students with “internalizing” emotional/behavioral problems. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 20(3), 172-184.

• PBIS Forum in Brief: Aligning and Integrating Mental Health and PBIS to Build Priority for Wellness (Kelly Perales, Katie Pohlman, and Lucille Eber, Midwest PBIS Network; Susan Barrett, Mid-Atlantic PBIS Network - PBIS Leadership Forum 2017 Roundtable Dialogue)

• Splett, J. W., Perales, K., Halliday-Boykins, C. A., Gilchrest, C. E., Gibson, N., & Weist, M. D. (2017). Best practices for teaming and collaboration in the interconnected systems framework. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 33(4), 347-368.

• Community & Family Engagement: Principals Share what Works (Amy C. Berg, Atelia Melaville, & Martin J. Blank; Coalition for Community Schools with Generous Support from the MetLife Foundation)

• Embedding Mental Health into School-wide Systems of PBIS (Shannon Barry, May Institute; Susan Barrett, Mid-Atlantic PBIS Network; Kelly Perales, MW PBIS Network - PBIS Leadership Forum 2016 Roundtable Dialogue)

• Got Data? (AWARE, Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education, FL)

• Readiness for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and School Mental Health Interconnection: Preliminary Development of a Stakeholder Survey (Anello, Weist, Eber, Barrett, Cashman, Rosser, Bazyk)