Foreword; 1. An urgent call to understand the status of children and young people within a social justice paradigm; 2. The language of social justice for children and young people: Key terms and guiding principles; 3. Social determinants of health: Children and consequences of socially unjust policies; 4. Health and mental health disparities: Application of the health capability paradigm for children and young people; 5. Children and poverty: A global approach; 6. Educational access for women and girls as a social justice issue: Ghana as a case study; 7. The youngest victims: Children and young people affected by war; 8. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth and social justice; 9. Social justice for child immigrants; 10. Social justice for children and young people with disabilities; 11. Critical school mental health praxis (CRSMHP): A framework for change; 12. Family-school partnerships within tiered systems of support to increase access, improve equity, and promote positive outcomes for all children and families; 13. Social justice and school discipline: School-wide positive interventions and supports (SWPBIS); 14. Understanding body respect as a social justice issue for young people; 15. Australia; 16. The need for bridging the gap between academy and public services in Brazil: Two case reports; 17. The education of migrant children in China's cities; 18. Inequalities in healthcare for children and adolescents in Colombia; 19. Learning for psychology via the Cuban program of care for people affected by the Chernobyl accident: 1990-2011; 20. Learning from the perspectives of at-risk resilient Ethiopian students: How school-based resilience arises from connectedness, competence, & contribution; 21. Social justice for children and young people: India country qualitative case study; 22. Israel: Features of injustice in the context of educational opportunities; 23. Social justice for children and young people in Mexico; 24. Social justice for children and young people in Norway; 25. Impact of decades of political violence on Palestinian children in Gaza strip and west bank; 26. Social justice and children in Pakistan; 27. Social justice issues for children and young people in Peru and other Latin American countries; 28. Social justice and adolescent health: A case study of Rwanda; 29. Ending mental health stigma and discrimination: Young people creating a fairer Scotland; 30. Violence exposure among children and young people: Social justice for children and young people: International perspectives: A South African case study; 31. Youth participatory action research in urban public education: Minority youth addressing social justice in the United States; 32. Conclusion: Being a change agent for social justice for children and youth.