Creating effective school-based mental health programs

By Nat'l Psychologist Editor
March 16, 2011 - Last updated: May 31, 2011

On our Viewpoint page, Kathryn Seifert, Ph.D., tells us that a complicated world requires complex skills that children need to learn in order to cope and compete. They need reading, social studies, science and math more than ever, but they also need social skills, problem solving, superior reasoning and good mental health.

Success in school and life and good mental health are intrinsically tied together.