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This book is motivated, in part, by the realization that schools and the people who comprise school systems have an enormous and essential role to play in the assessment, prevention, and treatment of mental health problems among students. We are convinced that the challenges and problems on the mental health front have become urgent enough that it would be quite reasonable for any jurisdiction to decide at the policy and implementation levels that a focus on mental health promotion in children and adolescents must become part of the regular school day, and this is just as important as the more traditional educational learning that takes places in our schools.
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Leschied, A.W., Saklofske, D.H., Flett, G.L. (2018). An Overview of Implementation. In: Leschied, A., Saklofske, D., Flett, G. (eds) Handbook of School-Based Mental Health Promotion. The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89842-1_1
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