Preventing Mental Disorders in School-age Children: A Review of the Effectiveness of Prevention Programs

The report contains six sections as well as Appendices. Section One reviews current issues and themes in prevention research with school-aged children. Section Two summarizes the process of program review. Section Three reviews universal prevention programs. Sections Four and Five review selective and indicated programs for children at risk for either externalizing or internalizing psychopathology. Section Six provides a brief summary of the findings of this review and their implications for program development and evaluation. Finally, the Appendices provide in-depth information on the effective programs identified in Sections Two, Three and Four.