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 SarasonIntroduction 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 ProgramsSchool-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Strategies - Linda Dusenbury and Mathea Falco From Research to Policy and PracticePreventing High Risk Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Pregnancy among Adolescents - Lynda M Sagrestano and Roberta L PaikoffViolence Prevention for the 21st Century - Mary E Murray, Nancy G Guerra and Kirk R WilliamsPrevention of Depression - Bruce E Compas, Jennifer Connor and Martha WadsworthPrevention of Youth Suicide - John KalafatPromoting Healthy Dietary Behaviors - Cheryl L Perry, Mary Story and Leslie A LytlePrevention and Control of Injuries - Barbara S Tuchfarber, Joseph E Zins and Leonard A JasonAcademic Performance and School Success - J David Hawkins Sources and Consequences