Mental Health and Wellbeing through Schools

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"This is a timely, well-written and researched book, which has tremendous positive implications for the future mental health and well-being of children world-wide, and will be of special interest to the whole school community." - Dr Marilyn Campbell MAPS, Professor, School of Cultural and Professional Learning, Queensland University of Technology

"A growing number of children and young people struggle with a range of mental health issues in today's complex and changing world. This book provides compelling evidence for the value of programmes that promote emotional health and well-being on a large scale in schools. The international team of authors, each one widely-respected in the field, explores critical aspects involved in the implementation of such programmes across nations and addresses the many challenges that face educators and healthcare professionals in the task. This timely book is essential reading for researchers, practitioners, managers and policy-makers." - Helen Cowie, Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey

"Now that schools are taking a more central role in the promotion of mental health and wellbeing of children and young people, this book is a timely invaluable resource for educational authorities, teacher educators, school leaders, teachers and other educators and researchers. Through the varied contributions of key researchers and practitioners in the field, this book discusses the various challenges faced by those working in this area and suggests how such challenges may be turned into opportunities for the promotion of mental health and wellbeing through schools." - Prof Carmel Cefai PhD (Lond.),CPsychol FBPsS Head, Department of Psychology, Director, Centre for Resilience & Socio-Emotional Health, University of Malta

Many guides focus on the prevention of school bullying. Few have been designed to take the challenge the other way round, that is to promote mental health for children through schools. Mental health and wellbeing through schools: the way forward is THE indispensable guide to improve the school experience and beyond of students and to implement interventions effectively. It provides a sound analysis of what works and most importantly under which conditions. Prompted by the Student Wellbeing and Prevention of Violence (SWAPv) at Flinders University, this book is an invaluable contribution to a sensible evidence-based approach for intervention in schools and will no doubt be a source of inspiration and effectiveness for policy makers, school staff and researchers towards children's wellbeing. - Pr. Catherine Blaya, Chair of the International Observatory of Violence in Schools.