Main description:

Turn to this book for practical guidance in attending not only to routine mental health needs of students, but also in responding quickly and effectively to traumatic events. The authors discuss how to build and enhance collaborative approaches among the many stakeholders. You'll learn how to ensure that best evidence-based practices are used in all systems of care. Next, the handbook introduces strength-based approaches to assessment in schools. Finally, the authors discuss the latest strategies to help you prevent and manage crises while addressing the unique ethical, cultural, and legal challenges of school mental health.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Advancing Mental Health Practice and Research in Schools; M. Weist, S. Evans, N. Lever. Part I: Background, Policy, and Advocacy. 2. History of School-Based Mental Health Services in the United States; L. Flaherty, D. Osher. 3. Toward a Comprehensive Policy Vision for Mental Health in Schools; H. Adelman, L. Taylor. 4. Effective Advocacy for School-Based Mental Health Programs; K. Hogan Bruen, C. Clauss-Ehlers, D. Nelson, M. Faenza. 5. Mobilizing Research To Inform a School Mental Health Initiative: Baltimore's School Mental Health Outcomes Group; E. Bruns, C. Walrath, M. Glass-Siegel, M. Weist. 6. Overcoming the Challenges of Funding School Mental Health Programs; S. Evans, M. Glass-Siegel, A. Frank, R. Van Treuren, N. Lever, M. Weist. Part II: Enhancing Collaborative Approaches. 7. Mental Health in Schools: Programs of the Federal Government; T. Menden Anglin. 8. Enhancing Collaboration within and across Disciplines To Advance Mental Health Programs in Schools; N. Rappaport, D. Osher, E.Greenberg Garrison, C. Anderson-Ketchmark, K. Dwyer. 9. The Community Schools Approach: Improving Student Learning, Strengthening Families and Communities; M. Blank, J. Quinn, H. Kim. 10. Partnering with Families in Expanded School Mental Health Programs; J. Axelrod Lowie, N. Lever, M. Grady Ambrose, S. Tager, S. Hill. 11. System, Agency, and Stakeholder Collaboration To Advance Mental Health Programs in Schools; N. Lever, S. Adelsheim, C. Prodente, K. Christodulu, M. Ambrose, J. Schlitt, M. Weist. Part III: School Mental Health in Context. 12. School-Based Mental Health Services in Urban Communities; M. Atkins, S. Frazier, J. Abdul Adil, E. Talbott. 13. The Mental Health for Immigrants Program: Program Design and Participatory Research in the Real World; B. Stein, S. Katoaka, L. Jaycox, E. Steiger, M. Wong, A. Fink, P. Escudero, C. Zaragoza. 14. School-Based Mental Health on a United States Army Installation; M. Faran, M. Weist, A. Saito, L. Yoshikami, J. Weiser, B. Kaer. 15. Serving the Most Severe of Serious Emotionally Disturbed Students in School Settings; J. Nyre, E. Vernberg, M. Roberts. 16. Children with Special Health Care Needs in School: Responding to the Challenge through Comprehensive School-Based Health Care; C.M. Schaeffer, M. Weist, J. McGrath. Part IV: Moving toward Best Practice. 17. School Mental Health in Systems of Care; P. Leaf, D. Schultz, L. Kiser, D. Pruitt. 18. Training for Effective Practice in the Schools; T. Power, P. Manz, S. Left. 19. Continuous Quality Improvement and Evaluation of Expanded School Mental Health Programs; L. Nabors, H. Lehmkuhl, M. Weist. 20. Strength-Based Approaches to Assessment in Schools; M. Epstein, M. Harniss, V. Robbins, L. Wheeler, S. Cyrulik, M. Kriz, J. Nelson. 21. Facilitating the Implementation of Evidence-Based Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Efforts in Schools; P. Graczyk, C. Domitrovich, J. Zins. Part V: Cross-Cutting Issues. 22. Preventing and Addressing Crises and Violence-Related Problems in Schools; M. Kerr. 23. Achieving Generalization in School-Based Mental Health; S. Evans, J. Langberg, J. Williams. 24. Cultural Sensitivity, Relevance, and Competence in School Mental Health; M. Mock. 25. Addressing Unique Ethical and Legal Challenges in Expanded School Mental Health; C. Prodente, M. Sander, C. Grabill, M. Rubin, N. Schwab.