| School Mental Health: Global Challenges and Opportunities Contributor(s): Kutcher, Stan (Editor), Wei, Yifeng (Editor), Weist, Mark D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107053900 ISBN-13: 9781107053908 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $185.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.890 |
| LCCN: 2014043413 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.55 lbs) 333 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The realisation that most mental disorders have their onset before the age of 25 has focused psychiatric research towards adolescent mental health. This book provides vivid examples of school mental health innovations from 18 countries, addressing mental health promotion and interventions. These initiatives and innovations enable readers from different regions and disciplines to apply strategies to help students achieve and maintain mental health, enhance their learning outcomes and access services, worldwide. Through case studies of existing programs, such as the integrated system of care approach in the USA, the school-based pathway to care framework in Canada, the therapeutic school consultation approach in Turkey and the REACH model in Singapore, it highlights challenges and solutions to building initiatives, even when resources are scarce. This will be essential reading for educators, health providers, policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders engaged in helping students achieve mental health and enhance their learning outcomes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kutcher, Stan: - Stan Kutcher is Professor of Psychiatry and Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health at Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, and Director at WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre in Mental Health Training and Policy Development, Montreal, QC, Canada.Weist, Mark D.: - Mark D. Weist is Professor and Director of the Clinical-Community Program at the Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, SC, USA.Wei, Yifeng: - Yifeng Wei is researcher and school mental health lead of the Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health at the IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. |