With chapters on learning disabilities, substance abuse, bullying, internalizing and externalizing behaviors, trauma, LGBT youth and more, this book prepares school-based mental health professionals to face some of the most difficult, common, and politicized issues affecting students today.

Melissa K. Holt is Assistant Professor in Counseling Psychology in the School of Education at Boston University, USA.

Amie E. Grills is Associate Professor in Counseling Psychology in the School of Education at Boston University, USA.

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction: Addressing Youth Mental Health in Schools by Melissa K. Holt and Amie E. Grills

Chapter 2: Externalizing Behaviors by Nicole P. Powell, John E. Lochman, Caroline L. Boxmeyer, and Meghann K. Sallee

Chapter 3: Internalizing Behaviors by Janay B. Sander, Kimberly DeBoth, and Thomas H. Ollendick

Chapter 4: Learning Disabilities: Academic and Mental Health Needs by Elizabeth Swanson and Sharon Vaughn

Chapter 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder by Zachary Rossetti

Chapter 6: Substance Use by Heidemarie Blumenthal, Lindsay S. Ham, Renee M. Cloutier, and Alexander J. Melkonian

Chapter 7: Adolescent Eating Disorders and Obesity by Stuart B. Murray, Andrea B. Goldschmidt, and Daniel Le Grange

Chapter 8: Childhood Physical Health Issues in the School Context by Paul C. McCabe and Katelyn Rose

Chapter 9: Adolescent Sexuality: Current Directions in Research, Health, and Risk-Reduction by Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck, Lucia F. O'Sullivan, Shawna Mastro, and Gillian Hewitt-Stubbs

Chapter 10: Mental Health Concerns among LGBTQ Youth in Schools by V. Paul Poteat, Ian Rivers, and Jillian R. Scheer

Chapter 11: Family Adjustment Issues by Cheryl Buehler and Kamilah B. Legette

Chapter 12: School-based Bullying: Definition, Prevalence, Etiology, Outcomes, & Preventive Strategies by Dorothy L. Espelage and Cassandra L. Colbert

Chapter 13: Interpersonal Violence (Dating and Sexual Violence) by Andra Teten Tharp

Chapter 14: Effects of Childhood Traumatic Event Experiences by Joseph R. Cohen and Carla Kmett Danielson

Chapter 15: Family Engagement in School-Based Mental Health by Eleanor Castine, Sean Flanagan, and Kimberly A. S. Howard

Chapter 16: Universal Prevention to Support Children's Mental Health in Schools by Keith C. Herman, Wendy M. Reinke, Aaron M. Thompson, and Reuben Faloughi

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