BACKGROUND: This article reviews challenges to collaboration in school mental health
(SMH) and presents practical strategies for overcoming them. METHODS: The importance of …

Under-identification of mental health difficulties (MHD) in children and young people
contributes to the significant unmet need for mental health care. School-based programmes …

Mental health services embedded within school systems can create a continuum of
integrative care that improves both mental health and educational attainment for children. To …

Schools have increasingly been targeted as appropriate sites for mental health promotion
and teachers are considered well placed to identify issues concerning students' social and …

School safety and order are essential conditions for learning but represent a relatively new
field of study, stimulated in large part by repeated episodes of school violence that have …

The New Freedom Commission has called for a transformation in the delivery of mental
health services in this country. The commission's report and recommendations have …

Depression is a leading cause of disability with tremendous socioeconomic costs. In spite of
early detection being crucial to improving prognosis, this mental illness remains largely …

School mental health (SMH) programs are gaining momentum and, when done well, are
associated with improved academic and social–emotional outcomes. Professionals from …

Context: Universal screening for mental health concerns, as part of the preparticipation
examination in collegiate sports medicine settings, can be an important and feasible strategy …

Systematic screening is one strategy to enhance the early identification of behavioral and
emotional problems among youth. Although conceptually sound, it is unclear if screening is …