Foreword by Mark Weist -- Part I: Development of Rural School Mental Health Initiatives: Rationale, Policies, Ethics, and Competencies -- Chapter 1. The Benefits of School Mental Health -- Chapter 2. Building Policy Support for School Mental Health in Rural Settings -- Chapter 3. Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Rural School Mental Health -- Chapter 4. General and Specific Competencies for School Mental Health in Rural Settings -- Chapter 5. Preservice Teacher Education for School Mental Health in a Rural Community -- Chapter 6. Why Would Teachers Care? The Value of Rural School Mental Health from an Educator’s Standpoint -- Part II: Clinical and Cultural Conditions in Rural School Settings -- Chapter 7. Rural America & Evidence-Based Assessment: The Potential for a Happy Marriage -- Chapter 8. Effective Identification and Treatment of ADHD in Rural School Settings -- Chapter 9. Preventing Suicide among Students in Rural Schools -- Chapter 10. The Identification and Treatment of Anxiety in Rural Settings -- Chapter 11. Depression and Rural School Mental Health: Best Practices -- Chapter 12. Conduct Disorders and Substance Abuse in Rural School Settings -- Chapter 13. What Lies Beneath: Pediatric Bi-Polar Disorder in the Context of the Rural School -- Chapter 14. Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Rural Schools -- Chapter 15. Bullying and Cyberbullying Among Rural Youth -- Part III: Addressing Challenges in Delivering Rural School Mental Health Services -- Chapter 16. Ruralism and Regionalism: Myths and Misgivings Regarding the Homogeneity of Rural Populations -- Chapter 17. Conjoint Behavioral Consultation in Rural Schools -- Chapter 18. Intergenerational Patterns of Mental Illness in Rural Settings and their Relevance for School Mental Health -- Chapter 19. Contributions of Applied Behavior Analysis to School-Based Mental Health Services in Rural Communities -- Chapter 20. Adapting Crisis Intervention Protocols: Rural and Tribal Voices From Montana -- Chapter 21. Evaluating Rural School Mental Health Programs -- Chapter 22. Active Implementation Frameworks and Their Importance to Implementing and Sustaining Effective Mental Health Programs in Rural Schools -- Chapter 23. Planning, Implementing, and Improving Rural School Mental Health Programs. .