Jonathan Cohen and Dorothy L. Espelage, two leading authorities in the fields of school climate and prevention science, have gathered experts from around the globe to highlight policy and practice recommendations for supporting children and adolescents to feel and be safe in school. Featuring analysis and commentaries from experts in public health, psychology, and school improvement, "Feeling Safe in School" addresses social, emotional, and intellectual aspects of safety as well as physical safety. The experts offer candid and unique insights into the way eleven different countries view and define what it means to feel safe in school, the types of goals and strategies that are being used to promote safety, and whether and how measures are being used to gauge progress. Interest in supporting the physical as well as the social and emotional safety of students as a prerequisite for learning and healthy development is now a global phenomenon. "Feeling Safe in School" adds to the understanding of the possibilities for increasing student safety by examining the experiences of other countries that are tackling this issue. This book contains the following chapters: (1) Feeling Safe and Being Safe: Individual and Systemic Considerations (Jonathan Cohen and Dorothy L. Espelage); (2) Australia's Approach to Addressing Bullying and Well-Being: A National Collective Response (Barbara A. Spears and Phillip T. Slee); (3) Creating Safe, Supportive, and Engaging K-12 Schools: Challenges and Opportunities in Canada (Claire Beaumont); (4) School Violence and Convivencia Escolar in Chile (Verónica López); (5) The Understanding, Current Situation, and Coping Strategies of School Bullying in China (Mao Yaqing); (6) Demo-Critical Classrooms: An Alternative to Promote Safe Schools in Colombia at a Postconflict Juncture (Sanjay K. Nanwani); (7) The French Policy to Understand and Address Violent, Mean, Bullying, and/or Disrespectful Behaviors in K-12 Schools (Eric Debarbieux); (8) The Israeli Model: A Centralized National and Local System Designed to Achieve Optimal School Climate Driven by Monitoring on Multiple Levels (Rami Benbenishty, Ron Avi Astor, Hanna Shadmi, Hagit Glickman, Einav Luke, David Ratner, Hila Segal-Zadvil, and Tal Raz); (9) Lights and Shadows of the Italian Context (Antonella Brighi); (10) Understanding and Addressing Mean, Bullying, and Hateful Behaviors in Japan (Mitsuru Taki); (11) Abusive Behavior in Swedish Schools: Setting Limits and Building Citizenship (Antoinette Hetzler); (12) Creating Safe, Supportive, and Engaging K-12 Schools in the United States (Jonathan Cohen and Dorothy L. Espelage); (13) Reflections on School Safety Interventions Across Cultures (Peter K. Smith); (14) Implementing Social and Emotional Innovations to Eliminate Bullying (Dean L. Fixsen, Karen A. Blase, and Monisa Aijaz); (15) The Integration of Learning and Well-Being as the Next Frontier in Whole-System Change (Michael Fullan and Santiago Rincón-Gallardo); (16) A World Focus on Keeping Children Safe (Grace Skrzypiec); and (17) Trends in Understandings, Policy, and Practice in Eleven Countries (America J. El Sheikh, Jonathan Cohen, and Dorothy L. Espelage).