Schools are the earliest, most consistent point of contact for young people—and often the first place distress shows up as absenteeism, conflicts, or slipping grades. School Mental Health translates clinical best practices into student-centered systems that fit bell schedules, limited staffing, and family realities. We start with a whole-child lens: emotions, sleep, nutrition, safety, identity, and belonging. Tiered supports are essential—universal promotion, targeted skills groups, and individualized care—so help doesn’t depend on a crisis. This session shows how to embed brief screenings within routine school processes; to equip teachers and counselors with practical, non-stigmatizing language; and to craft referral loops that actually move, including warm handoffs to community services. We align interventions to developmental stages: emotion labeling and routines in early years, cognitive and social strategies in middle grades, and autonomy-building plus transition planning for teens. Equity is non-negotiable: language access for families, culturally responsive materials, and safe pathways for LGBTQ+ students. We address high-risk interfaces—bullying, online harassment, substance experimentation, self-harm signals—and how to coordinate with pediatric primary care. Measurement stays light but useful: track sleep, attendance, classroom participation, and help-seeking—all early proxies for recovery. Finally, we cover financing and operations: pairing education funds with public health grants, building staff wellness protections, and creating simple privacy practices that balance safety with trust. When schools adopt consistent routines for recognition, response, and repair, School Mental Health, the discoverability that comes with school mental health conference, and frameworks like multi-tiered systems of support knit into a dependable safety net for every student and educator.