Despite the marked increase in anxiety, depression, and suicidal behaviour among school-aged youth, millions of children with mental health needs never receive treatment. Too many are overlooked by "refer-test-place" approaches that only consider evidence of psychopathology without examining students' psychological well-being (or lack of well-being). Consequently, many vulnerable students slip through the cracks without receiving interventions. Fostering the Emotional Well-Being of Our Youth provides an alternative--a dual-factor model of students' mental health that integrates wellness and pathology into a single multi-tier system of mental health support. Philip J. Lazarus, Shannon M. Suldo, and Beth Doll, with foremost scholars in the field, explain what this paradigm shift means for school mental health professionals: why the promotion of well-being is important; how practitioners' day-to-day practices will change; and what the outcomes will be. This volume provides the tools to advocate for and implement supports that foster students' complete mental health.

"Fostering the Emotional Well-Being of our Youth: A School- Based Approach is an edited work that details best practices in comprehensive school mental health services based upon a dual-factor model of mental health that considers both psychological wellness and mental illness. In the introduction the editors respond to the question: Are our students all right? Then, each of the text's 24 chapters (five sections) describes empirically sound and practical ways that professionals can foster supportive school climates and implement evidence-based universal interventions to promote well-being and prevent and reduce mental health problems in young people. Topics include: conceptualizing and framing youth mental health through a dual-factor model; building culturally responsive schools; implementing positive behavior interventions and supports; inculcating social-emotional learning within schools impacted by trauma; creating a multidisciplinary approach to foster a positive school culture and promote students' mental health; preventing school violence and advancing school safety; cultivating student engagement and connectedness; creating resilient classrooms and schools; strengthening preschool, childcare and parenting practices; building family-school partnerships; promoting physical activity, nutrition, and sleep; teaching emotional self-regulation; promoting students' positive emotions, character and purpose; building a foundation for trauma-informed schools; preventing bullying; supporting highly mobile students; enfranchising socially marginalized students; preventing school failure and school dropout; providing evidence-based supports in the aftermath of a crisis; raising the emotional well-being of students with anxiety and depression; implementing state-wide practices that promote student wellness and resilience; screening for academic, behavioral, and emotional health; and accessing targeted and intensive mental health services"--

Your Child's Social and Emotional Well-Being provides a practical guide full of proven strategies for promoting social and emotional learning (SEL) skills in children aged 4-16. A practical guide designed to support parents and education professionals in developing social and emotional skills in children, a form of learning that can be neglected in formal education Demonstrates how to foster social and emotional learning (SEL) at home and in the classroom, and shows how parents and professionals can work together for success Includes a wealth of exercises for promoting social and emotional wellbeing, along with tips, tools, and coverage of new developments such as computer-assisted instruction Written by authors with a wealth of practical and writing experience

A proven framework for helping children become caring, confident, and resilient from the makers of Slumberkins In All Feelings Welcome, Kelly Oriard and Callie Christensen, early childhood experts and founders of the Slumberkins brand of characters supporting emotional learning, provide accessible products and tools for empowering kids to build lifelong emotional intelligence. You'll discover how to approach building connections that will have lasting, positive impacts throughout your child's life. Then, you'll follow along with an easy-to-use framework that you can use in your day-to-day to build connection, community, and togetherness—the key ingredients of emotional wellbeing as our kids grow. Written for parents and caregivers, All Feelings Welcome helps you support children in noticing, naming, and welcoming all feelings through the everyday parenting moments and in the more challenging times when you and your child need support. This book is packed with practical techniques that you can share with all the important people in a child's early emotional learning journey to build confidence and influence their wellbeing for a lifetime. Support kids' emotional wellbeing by fostering meaningful connections with the adults in their lives Contribute to a more kind and caring future world by raising children who are in touch with their emotions Get ideas for helping kids identify, name, accept, and respond to their feelings Build self-awareness as a parent or caregiver, while supporting the development of a positive self-concept for your child Parents, caregivers, and anyone with a stake in our kids' futures will love the inspiration and practical tools in All Feelings Welcome.

Elementary and middle school teachers can bring all the benefits of emotional intelligence into their classrooms with this hands-on idea book filled with exciting new ways to help every student be & 'people smart & ' as well as & 'book smart. & ' The lively how-to s include games, projects.

Fostering Healthy Hearts and Minds is designed to be an engaging and informative resource for children, parents, and educators alike. Within its pages, we explore various aspects of emotional well-being, addressing topics such as recognizing and managing emotions, building positive relationships, practicing empathy, handling stress, and fostering self-esteem. Each section is carefully crafted to be child-friendly and age-appropriate, providing practical exercises and relatable stories that enhance understanding. Let's embark on a beautiful journey in Book 2 Of 3 in this educational and learning took-kit for parents, educators and children. Dream big and little our minds Foster Healthy hearts!

Designed to help prospective teachers, current teachers, and parents make positive impact in the lives of young people.

This dissertation delves into the potential of digital and interactive technologies to address the mental health and socio-emotional challenges faced by children, especially in the context of ongoing crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic. With the pervasive influence of technology in children's lives and the lack of adequate support during times of crisis, it becomes crucial to explore how digital and interactive technologies can effectively fill the gaps and cater to the mental health and socio-emotional needs of children. Through a scoping review that draws on research across various domains and a two-phase co-design study investigating the potential of digital health platforms to support young individuals, this research advances our understanding of designing and implementing technology-based interventions for children's mental health and socio-emotional wellbeing while uncovering gaps and future research opportunities. This research significantly contributes to the development of evidence-based digital and interactive technologies for addressing the increasing demands of youth mental health and socio-emotional wellbeing. The three primary contributions can be summarized as follows and are presented in the dissertation in a cumulative format. First, the dissertation provides valuable insights into the integration of diverse principles, strategies, and approaches within technological interventions to support children's mental health and socio-emotional wellbeing. It offers insights on theoretical frameworks and practical implementation that guide design and assessment methods for evaluating feasibility, engagement, and effectiveness. Second, the research fills gaps in remote co-design research and presents a scaffolded approach for reflecting and ideating around subjective experiences involving emotions, feelings, and thoughts. This approach is increasingly relevant in a post-Covid world, where understanding the needs of diverse and hard-to-reach youth populations is essential for creating ecologically valid and population-relevant supports. Lastly, a two-phase exploratory co-design study involving children, parents, teachers, and industry experts investigates under-researched digital health platforms, shedding light on opportunities to support youth and their unmet mental health and socio-emotional needs in the wake of the pandemic. These findings demonstrate the potential of digital or hybridized digital health platforms, like private social networks, to extend reach and support. Overall, this thesis contributes to the understanding of how digital and interactive technologies can support children and youth with mental health and socio-emotional related needs. It underscores the interdisciplinary nature of this research area and design space, provides insights into remotely facilitated co-design studies, and presents design opportunities for future digital and interactive technologies. The findings emphasize the importance of leveraging technology to address the evolving needs of children and youth, fostering their mental health and socio-emotional wellbeing in a rapidly changing world.