Second edition coming out

I am pleased to announce that the second edition of my book, “The Teacher’s Guide to Student Mental Health,” will be published soon by W.W. Norton. As feedback from a variety of school professionals was overwhelmingly in favor of expanding the audience to other professionals, the book will have the new title, “Student Mental Health,” with additional title material indicating that is a guide for teachers, school and district leaders, school psychologists, social workers. counselors, parents and clinicians. 

The book will have a significant amount of new information on topics, including:

• evidence-based educational interventions for students who have emotional and/or behavioral problems
  
• mental health related services on IEPs, drug use and special education
  
• creating district mental health plans
  
• how to handle mental health information in school files
  
• implications of payer of last resort requirements and of the criteria for the emotional disorder category of special education
  
• and much more. 
  

The book’s purpose is to explain, in lay terms, the essential information regarding the educational needs of students who have mental health disorders. The goal is to make schools a supportive environment and to improve educational outcomes for this vulnerable population of students.