Critical Issues in School-based Mental Health

Melissa K. Holt is Assistant Professor in Counseling Psychology in the School of Education at Boston University, USA.Amie E. Grills is Associate Professor in Counseling Psychology in the School of Education at Boston University, USA.

• AcknowledgementsChapter 1: Introduction: Addressing Youth Mental Health in Schools by Melissa K. Holt and Amie E. GrillsChapter 2: Externalizing Behaviors by Nicole P. Powell, John E. Lochman, Caroline L. Boxmeyer, and Meghann K. SalleeChapter 3: Internalizing Behaviors by Janay B. Sander, Kimberly DeBoth, and Thomas H. OllendickChapter 4: Learning Disabilities: Academic and Mental Health Needs by Elizabeth Swanson and Sharon VaughnChapter 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder by Zachary RossettiChapter 6: Substance Use by Heidemarie Blumenthal, Lindsay S. Ham, Renee M. Cloutier, and Alexander J. MelkonianChapter 7: Adolescent Eating Disorders and Obesity by Stuart B. Murray, Andrea B. Goldschmidt, and Daniel Le GrangeChapter 8: Childhood Physical Health Issues in the School Context by Paul C. McCabe and Katelyn RoseChapter 9: Adolescent Sexuality: Current Directions in Research, Health, and Risk-Reduction by Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck, Lucia F. O'Sullivan, Shawna Mastro, and Gillian Hewitt-StubbsChapter 10: Mental Health Concerns among LGBTQ Youth in Schools by V. Paul Poteat, Ian Rivers, and Jillian R. ScheerChapter 11: Family Adjustment Issues by Cheryl Buehler and Kamilah B. LegetteChapter 12: School-based Bullying: Definition, Prevalence, Etiology, Outcomes, & Preventive Strategies by Dorothy L. Espelage and Cassandra L. ColbertChapter 13: Interpersonal Violence (Dating and Sexual Violence) by Andra Teten TharpChapter 14: Effects of Childhood Traumatic Event Experiences by Joseph R. Cohen and Carla Kmett DanielsonChapter 15: Family Engagement in School-Based Mental Health by Eleanor Castine, Sean Flanagan, and Kimberly A. S. HowardChapter 16: Universal Prevention to Support Children’s Mental Health in Schools by Keith C. Herman, Wendy M. Reinke, Aaron M. Thompson, and Reuben FaloughiIndex

"Over the past several decades, a revolution has occurred as policymakers at every level have required that approaches to mental disorders and other psychological issues must be evidence-based. We have succeeded in developing new interventions and approaches that meet these criteria, but have also discovered that we are only halfway there. Now, two very prominent young clinicians and clinical scientists, using a creative social-ecological model, illustrate how we can successfully implement these approaches in one extraordinarily important venue: our school system. Every mental health clinician and teacher confronting these problems in the classroom will want to be familiar with the contents of this book."--David H. Barlow, Ph.D, ABPP, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Founder, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University, USA"In Critical Issues in School-Based Mental Health, Holt and Grills have assembled a cast of leading authors to discuss a wide array of mental health concerns affecting students. Chapters are comprehensive and clearly-written, and expertly detail the available knowledge about the nature of the problem area and associated interventions. This text is a must-have for any provider who works with children, and has broad relevance for school-based practitioners across multiple disciplines."--Eric A. Storch, Ph.D., All Children’s Hospital Guild Endowed Chair & Professor, University of South Florida, USA