The caring professions, community leaders, parents, and young people themselves are
being overwheImed by the threat of the “big four” adolescent problems: sex, drugs, violence …

Adolescent health problems of drug abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy,
and injury and death resulting from interpersonal violence and accidents are major concerns …

Health programs were introduced into schools approximately 100 years ago. Since that time,
changes in school health programs and philosophies have been influenced by trends in the …

During the past several years, about two dozen major reports have called for the nation to
reconceive and regenerate its school health programs. Proposals to reform health …

Schools desiring to set, enforce, and realize high academic standards must join with allies
who set high expectations for preventing and addressing health impediments to learning …

There is a long history in the United States of providing noneducational services to children
in a school setting. Initially, as part of social reform efforts early in this century, health …

The rapid proliferation of school‐based health centers is taking place at the same time that
school systems are seeking to improve their educational practices. Many different school …

It has long been acknowledged that a variety of psychosocial and health problems affect
learning and performance in profound ways. And school policy makers have a lengthy …

Full-service schools: A revolution in health and social services for children, youth, and families.
Full-service schools: A revolution in health and social services for children, youth, and families …

This article offers the opinion that school mental health services should be built around the
question:" What useful roles can schools play as part of a concerted social effort targeted to …