Aimed at providing a foundation for increasing the quantity and quality of physical and mental health care for children, this book describes the latest research and theories about family, school and community prevention and health-promotion programmes to improve the health status of children during the next decade.
The contributors to this thought-provoking book identify innovative and empirically based preventive and health-promotion strategies that schools and communities can implement to enhance children's social, emotional and physical wellness.

Foreword - Seymour Sarason
Introduction and Overview - Roger P Weissberg and Carol Bartels Kuster
Let¿s Make `Healthy Children 2010¿ a National Priority!
The Prevalence of Problem Behaviors - Joy G Dryfoos
Implications for Programs
School-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Strategies - Linda Dusenbury and Mathea Falco
From Research to Policy and Practice
Preventing High Risk Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Pregnancy among Adolescents - Lynda M Sagrestano and Roberta L Paikoff
Violence Prevention for the 21st Century - Mary E Murray, Nancy G Guerra and Kirk R Williams
Prevention of Depression - Bruce E Compas, Jennifer Connor and Martha Wadsworth
Prevention of Youth Suicide - John Kalafat
Promoting Healthy Dietary Behaviors - Cheryl L Perry, Mary Story and Leslie A Lytle
Prevention and Control of Injuries - Barbara S Tuchfarber, Joseph E Zins and Leonard A Jason
Academic Performance and School Success - J David Hawkins
Sources and Consequences