Introduction: Childhood has always been a vulnerable developmental period. Throughout history, children have faced war, tragic accidents, famine, murder, sexual assault, epidemics, abuse and neglect. Even in our modern era of evidence-based research and practices, we have not come close…

Introduction This on-line course provides an overview of common children's mental health disorders, along with suggestions for interventions that can be used in classroom settings. The content of this course has been derived from The Educator's Guide to Children's Mental…

Introduction Much of the material in this section of the Suicide Prevention course comes from the work of SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and NIMH, the National Institute of Mental Health. SAMHSA and NIMH are both…

Introduction Stress in schools in the United States is high. In urban areas, the detrimental effects of poverty can cause high school drop-out rates to approach and even exceed 50%. The pressure to increase test scores affects teachers and children…