Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in Schools: An Action Guide for School and District Leaders

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• Personal Author:
  Barnes, Autumn ; Cooper, Adina ; Hertz, Marci ; Hudson, Kesha ; Lee, Sarah ; Leonard, Sandra ; Peralto, Bailee ; Schauer, Mary ; Suellentrop, Katy ; Verlenden, Jorge ; Wilkins, Natalie ; Wooten, Camara ; Yaros, Anna
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Division of Adolescent and School Health ; RTI International
• Description:
  This action guide was designed for school administrators in kindergarten through 12th grade schools (K-12), including principals and leaders of school-based student support teams, to identify evidence-based strategies, approaches, and practices that can positively influence students’ mental health. Mental health is important for everyone, and includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act as well as how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. For children and youth, mental health also includes reaching developmental and emotional milestones, and learning skills to cope with challenges and function well at home, school, and in their communities. Mental health is a component of behavioral health, which also includes choices or actions that affect overall wellness. Schools play an important role in promoting the behavioral and mental health and well-being of students through education, prevention, and early intervention efforts.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Health Chronic Disease School Health Services Students
• Keywords:
  Adolescent And School Health (Chronic Health Topic) Surveillance Systems And Data Resources Such As Methodology, Data Guides, Etc.
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
• Division:
  DASH - Division of Adolescent and School Health
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  46 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  Chronic Diseases and Conditions
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6de53e9f8e1dc0b4deb208bdeff544e67c4c22d4a6f9b583079b5a88b2da57a879d66a3c7d7c85166e18a1a299c81493ebb5668e05248220a49b3ff4dbb5a7ff
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/252279/cdc_252279_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.98 MB ]