This unprecedented set examines the most prominent factors that harm or support healthy development in children outside the United States, from abuse and economics to social injustice and poor public policy.In International Perspectives on Children and Mental Health, expert contributors from around the world examine the forces affecting the psychological well-being of children in regions worldwide. They consider such factors as family conditions and economic status, including single parents, poverty, disease, war, child abuse, substance abuse in the home, and a loss of community stability. And they look at political, religious, national, and global matters, including racism and class inequality. Since education is key to children's success, the essays consider these factors largely in the context of how they affect educational readiness and academic adjustment.Volume 1 of the set considers development and context, while volume 2 focuses on prevention and treatment. Specific examples enable readers to better understand the often-horrific challenges to child development and mental health across nations. But the work is not limited to exploring problems. It also looks at various programs and actions that mitigate risks, helping children to be mentally healthy despite the odds.

Series Foreword Hiram E. FitzgeraldPreface Hiram E. Fitzgerald1. Implications of Attachment Theory and an Attachment-Based Early Intervention for the Development of Violence in South AfricaMark Tomlinson2. Developing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesAmina Tareen and Atif Rahman3. Young Children and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for Practice and InterventionTamsen Jean Rochat and Carol Mitchell4. Early Prevention and Intervention Programs in EuropeKai von Klitzing, Orla Doyle, Thomas Saïas, Tim Greacen, Susan Sierau, and Sonja Perren5. Infant Mental Health and Feeding Disorders from a Pediatric PerspectiveMarguerite Dunitz-Scheer and Peter Scheer6. Early Attachment-Based InterventionsKarl Heinz Brisch7. Family Therapy for Families with InfantsKaija Puura8. The Mental Health of Australian Aboriginal Children and Adolescents: Current Status and Future ProspectsStephen R. Zubrick, Heather D'Antoine, and the WAACHS team9. The Child's Experience of Traditional Adoption Practices in New CaledoniaMarie Odile Pérouse de Montclos10. Psychoeducational Early Parenting Interventions to Promote Infant Mental HealthJane Fisher, Colin Feekery, and Heather RoweIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors