Handbook of youth prevention science
By: Beth Doll, William Pfohl, Jina Yoon, editors.
Contributors: Doll, Beth, 1952-; Pfohl, William.; Yoon, Jina.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9780805863314; 9780805863321; 9780203866412
Subjects: School mental health services; School children -- Mental health services; Problem children -- Education; Child psychology; Educational counseling
Description: "Prevention research has traditionally focused on preventive interventions tied to specific disorders, e.g., substance abuse, conduct disorders, or criminality. This produced "silos" of isolated knowledge about the prevention of individual disorders but not about interventions that work across disorders. This handbook is the first to comprehensively describe current research and practice in mental health prevention programs that is organized around comprehensive prevention systems that reach across all disorders and all institutions within a community. Throughout the book preventive interventions are seen as a necessary component of effective mental health programs, not as a replacement for therapeutic interventions"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.