biostudies-literatureUnknown54(3)Denny SAlcohol Advisory Council of New ZealandDepartment of Labour; Families CommissionFamilies CommissionMinistries of Youth Development, Social Development, Health, Education and Justice<h4>Objective</h4>Our aim is to examine the unbiased association between use of school-based health services (SBHS) and student health outcomes.<h4>Data sources</h4>Data are from a nationally representative health and well-being survey of 8500 New Zealand high school students from 91 high schools.<h4>Study design</h4>Student data were linked to the level of SBHS available to them: no SBHS, regular clinics from visiting health professionals, a health professional onsite, or a health team onsite.<h4>Data collection/extraction methods</h4>Causal analyses are used to compare utilization of SBHS and their association with student-reported health outcomes, including foregone health care, depressive symptoms, emotional and behavioral difficulties, suicide risk, substance use, and unsafe sexual beHealth services research678-688https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6505405biostudies-literatureAn observational study of adolescent health outcomes associated with school-based health service utilization: A causal analysis.PMC6505405Grant SGalbreath RDenny SUtter JClark TFleming TfalseAn observational study of adolescent health outcomes associated with school-based health service utilization: A causal analysis.<h4>Objective</h4>Our aim is to examine the unbiased association between use of school-based health services (SBHS) and student health outcomes.<h4>Data sources</h4>Data are from a nationally representative health and well-being survey of 8500 New Zealand high school students from 91 high schools.<h4>Study design</h4>Student data were linked to the level of SBHS available to them: no SBHS, regular clinics from visiting health professionals, a health professional onsite, or a health team onsite.<h4>Data collection/extraction methods</h4>Causal analyses are used to compare utilization of SBHS and their association with student-reported health outcomes, including foregone health care, depressive symptoms, emotional and behavioral difficulties, suicide risk, substance use, and unsafe sexual be2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Jun2025-04-18T22:08:31.624Z2020-06-04T07:03:09ZS-EPMC65054053088372610.1111/1475-6773.13136