Realizing the Promise of the Whole-School Approach to Children’s Mental Health: A Practical Guide for Schools

By Christine Blaber and Carol Bershad

This is a new Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) guide to implementing mental health promotion and prevention programs in elementary and middle schools. This guide enables school and community practitioners to join together for children’s mental health in schools; provides a practical, hands-on approach with examples from SS/HS sites; describes the phases and steps for effective implementation; offers strategies for addressing predictable barriers; and provides tools and links to existing tools.

Contact Info: Christine Blaber (1-800-225-4276 x2364)

Published by: Education Development Center, Inc.

Download a copy of Realizing the Promise of the Whole-School Approach to Children’s Mental Health: A Practical Guide for Schools (PDF, 1.16 MB): http://www.promoteprevent.org/webfm_send/2102

Price: Free
(158 pp.) PDF