A study determined the levels of treatment satisfaction among community mental health services recipients and if perceptions of treatment satisfaction were the same for both the recipients and the providers. The recipients, mothers of children treated at the unit, were satisfied with the treatment, but the providers perceived their satisfaction as…

The interruption in the pattern of segregating "regular" and handicapped students will have profound implications for the mental health of the children identified as handicapped as well as the 90 percent not considered handicapped. (MM)

A program of cooperation between teachers and professional consultants in the field of mental health made possible the identification of children with problems and the successful modification of their behavior. (JD)

Schools can help to ease mental health problems through preventive education, early detection and referrals for treatment, and assisting with the management of students with chronic problems. (SK)

Background: Despite the growing number of school-based interventions designed to reduce childhood obesity or otherwise promote health, no models or materials were found for Jewish schools. The current study describes an effort within a Jewish school system in Chicago to create, implement, and evaluate a school-based intervention tailored to the…

Background: Obesity and mental health disorders are 2 major public health problems in American adolescents, with prevalence even higher in Hispanic teens. Despite the rapidly increasing incidence and adverse health outcomes associated with overweight and mental health problems, very few intervention studies have been conducted with adolescents to…

Background: This article discusses the importance of screening students in schools for emotional/behavioral problems. Methods: Elements relevant to planning and implementing effective mental health screening in schools are considered. Screening in schools is linked to a broader national agenda to improve the mental health of children and…

Health educators can play a significant role in the development of students' mental health. Key concepts identified for the mental health curriculum include: (1) an understanding of the student's self esteem; (2) values clarification and decision making; and (3) health counseling. (JN)

This article suggests a means by which teachers could minimize the possibility of hurting students and contribute significantly to their healthy emotional development, while enhancing their own effectiveness by applying some methods and attitudes of psychotherapists. (PD)

Background: This study explored relationships between physical activity (PA) behaviors and emotional self-efficacy (ESE) in a statewide sample of public high school adolescents in South Carolina (n = 3836). Methods: The Center for Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey PA items and an adolescent ESE scale were used. Logistic regression…

This short article describes a psychiatrist's experience teaching a unit on dinosaurs to a group of 16 normal children. He remarks upon the kindness and mutual cooperation apparent among the children and contrasts them with children undergoing therapy. He suggests that closer interaction between school officials and mental health workers would be…

The author suggests ways to help teachers teach mental health from kindergarden on. (Author)

This article describes the major areas of adjustment faced by physically handicapped students and suggests implications for a developmental restaging program in the schools. (MM)

Background: Depression is prevalent among children and adolescents and often goes untreated with adverse effects on academic success and healthy development. Depression screening can facilitate early identification and timely referral to prevention and treatment programs. Conducting school-based emotional health screening, however, raises the…

Mental health education should deal with relationships between the cognitive, affective, and behavioral domains, with the affective domain being dominant. Study indicates that audiovisual presentations provide more changes in directions indicating affective learning. (MJB)