PREVENTING MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS IN YOUTH

By PATRICIA WILLIAMS

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION PART I: OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM DE?NING THE SCOPE OF PREVENTION USING A DEVELOPMENTAL FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE PREVENTION AND PROMOTION PERSPECTIVES FROM DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE PART II: PREVENTIVE INTERVENTION RESEARCH FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS PREVENTION OF SPECI?C DISORDERS AND PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING FOR PREVENTION CONTENTS BENE?TS AND COSTS OF PREVENTION ADVANCES IN PREVENTION METHODOLOGY PART III: NEW FRONTIERS IMPLEMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF PREVENTION PROGRAMS PREVENTION INFRASTRUCTURE TOWARD AN IMPROVED APPROACH TO PREVENTION REFERENCES