Transforming School Mental Health Services

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Why Population-Based Services Are Essential for School Mental Health, and How to Make Them Happen in Your School - Beth Doll, Jack A. Cummings Part I. Population-Based Assessment 2. Behavioral and Social Epidemiology: Population-Based Problem Identification and Monitoring - Rick Jay Short, William Strein 3. Assessing School Risk and Protective Factors - Jean A. Baker Part II. Population-Based Intervention 4. Partnering With Families to Enhance Students' Mental Health - Sandra L. Christenson, Elizabeth M. Whitehouse, and Gretchen R. VanGetson 5. Schoolwide Approaches to Behavior Problems - George G. Bear 6. Response to Intervention: A School-Wide Approach for Promoting Academic Wellness for All Students - Rebecca S. Martinez, Leah M. Nellis 7. Social and Emotional Learning: A School-Wide Approach to Intervention for Socialization, Friendship Problems, and More - Kenneth W. Merrell, Barbara A. Gueldner, Oanh K. Tran 8. Schoolwide Approaches to Intervention for School Aggression and Bullying - Susan M. Swearer, Dorothy L. Espelage, Kelly Brey Love, Whitney Kingsbury 9. Schoolwide Approaches to Prevention of and Intervention for Depression and Suicidal Behaviors - James J. Mazza, William M. Reynolds Part III. Policy and Evaluation 10. Evaluating Quality and Effectiveness of Population-Based Services - Bonnie K. Nastasi, John H. Hitchcock 11. Schoolwide Approaches to Addressing Barriers to Learning and Teaching - Howard S. Adelman, Linda Taylor 12. Getting From Here to There - Jack A. Cummings, Beth Doll Index

"This soundly structured book reinforces and enriches your skills in population-based mental health. It provides usable information on how to get administrative buy-in for implementing coordinated, proven prevention/intervention practices. Rich with Web connections and references, it can serve as a textbook, a practitioner's workbook, and as a tool kit for implementation." -- Kevin P. Dwyer, Consultant, Turnaround for Children "I would like to see this book in the hands of every practitioner in the country! It represents where school psychology needs to go in order to meet the increasingly complex needs of students and families and to create learning environments that remove barriers to student achievement." -- John Desrochers, Editor-Elect, Communique "Uses a wealth of studies and research to offer both formal and informal methods for defining and prioritizing a school's mental health program. School administrators will find this book a winner to developing a mental health program that addresses all the issues." -- The Bookwatch, December 2007