Fostering the Emotional Well-Being of Our Youth

Philip J. Lazarus, Director of the School Psychology Program, Florida International University, is a licensed psychologist, licensed school psychologist, and past president of the National Association of School Psychologists.Shannon M. Suldo, Professor of School Psychology, University of South Florida, is a licensed psychologist and partners with schools to create evidence-based positive psychology interventions to increase youth well-being.Beth Doll, Professor of School Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is a licensed psychologist and works in partnerships with schools to strengthen classroom supports for mental health.

In this text, Lazarus, Suldo, and Doll meld school-based mental health services and the promotion of well-being, drawing upon their deep knowledge of the field and passion for children and families. They bring together a veritable Who's Who in School Psychology to remind us that the best form of intervention is prevention, which involves creating supportive school stuctures and helping students develop the socioemotional skills to be their best possible selves."

• Introduction: Are our Youth All Right? Philip J. Lazarus, Shannon M. Suldo, and Beth Doll 1. Conceptualizing Youth Mental Health through a Dual-Factor Model Shannon M. Suldo and Beth Doll 2. Framing School Mental Health Services within a Dual-Factor Model of Mental Health Beth Doll, Evan H. Dart, Prerna Arora, and Tai A. Collins 3. Building Culturally Responsive Schools: A Model Based on the ASCD's Whole Child Approach Janine Jones and Antoinette Halsell Miranda 4. Implementing Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports: A Framework for Mental Health Promotion Donald Kincaid and Natalie Romer 5. Adopting a Trauma-Informed Approach to Social-Emotional Learning Maurice J. Elias, Erica R. Powlo, Ava Lorenzo, and Brian Eichert 6. Promoting School Safety, School Climate, and Student Mental Health: Interdependent Constructs Built Upon Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Planning Amy-Jane Griffiths, Elena Diamond, Zachary Maupin, James Alsip, Michael J. Keller, Kathryn Moffa, and Michael Furlong 7. Preventing School Violence and Advancing School Safety Dewey Cornell and Brittany Crowley 8. Cultivating Student Engagement and Connectedness Amy L. Reschly and Christopher Pinzone 9. Creating Resilient Classrooms and Schools Beth Doll and Hong Ni 10. Strengthening the Quality of Preschool, Childcare and Parenting Soo-Young Hong, Holly Hatton Bowers, and Lisa Knoche 11. Building Family-School Partnerships to Support Positive Parenting and Promote Healthy Families S. Andrew Garbacz and Linda M. Raffaele Mendez 12. Promoting Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Sleep Ellyn M. Schmidt, Tessa N. Hamilton, and Jessica A. Hoffman 13. Teaching Emotional Self-Regulation to Children and Adolescents Philip J. Lazarus and Annela Costa 14. Promoting Students' Positive Emotions, Character, and Purpose Shannon M. Suldo, Jenni Menon Mariano, and Hannah Gilfix 15. Building a Foundation for Trauma-Informed SchoolsPhilip J. Lazarus, Stacy Overstreet, and Eric Rossen 16. Preventing Bullying in Schools Amanda B. Nickerson and Timothy Parks 17. Supporting the Well-Being of Highly Mobile Students Michael L. Sulkowski 18. Enfranchising Socially Marginalized Students Amanda L. Sullivan, Andy V. Pham, Mollie Weeks, Thuy Nguyen, and Quennie Dong 19. Preventing School Failure and School Dropout Robyn S. Hess and Cynthia E. Hazel 20. Providing Evidence-Based Supports to Students in the Aftermath of a CrisisPhilip J. Lazarus, Franci Crepeau-Hobson, Kathy Sievering, and Cathy Kennedy-Paine 21. Raising the Emotional Well-Being of Students with Anxiety and DepressionDiana Joyce-Beaulieu and Brian Zaboski 22. Implementing Statewide Practices that Promote Student Wellness and Resilience Amity Noltemeyer, Cricket Meehan, Emily Jordan, and Michael Petrasek 23. Using Universal Screening to Monitor Students' Social, Emotional, and Behavioral HealthKatie Eklund, Stephen P. Kilgus, Lauren Meyer, and Alexandra Barber 24. Accessing Targeted and Intensive Mental Health ServicesTammy L. Hughes and Maggie B. Mazzotta Afterword: We Must Be Champions for the Emotional Well-Being of Our YouthPhilip J. Lazarus and Ralph Eugene Cash