As plans for schools to re-open progress, discussion is increasing about the mental health needs of students. Some departments of education have placed a high priority on the matter – even to the point of noting that attention to mental health should come first. A new book, “Embedding Mental Health as Schools Change,” is now available as a free resource to guide those planning the resumption of school in the COVID-19 era.
The book’s authors are Howard Adelman and Linda Taylor, the two co-directors of the School Mental Health Project at UCLA. The center is housed in the university’s department of psychology.