Mental Health in Schools and Public Health

Mental health in schools and public health.

©2006 Association of Schools of Public Health Health policy and practice call for health and mental health parity and for a greater focus on universal interventions to promote, prevent, and intervene as early after problem onset as is feasible. Those in the public health field are uniquely positioned to help promote the mental health of young people and to reshape how the nation thinks about an...

Perinatal Mental Health: A Public Health Concern

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Mental health screening in schools.

BACKGROUND This article discusses the importance of screening students in schools for emotional/behavioral problems. METHODS Elements relevant to planning and implementing effective mental health screening in schools are considered. Screening in schools is linked to a broader national agenda to improve the mental health of children and adolescents. Strategies for systematic planning for menta...

Mental health in schools and system restructuring.

Because health is not the primary business of schools, a school's response to mental health and psychosocial concerns usually is limited to targeted problems seen as direct barriers to learning. And because resources are sparse, priority is given to problems defined in legislative mandates. As a result, school-based mental health services are available only to a small proportion of the many stu...

Supporting Mental Health in Schools and Colleges