ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the current trends in child and adolescent mental health and discusses challenges in implementing prevention programs in Japanese educational settings. It presents the way in which few cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programs for the prevention of depression in Japanese schools were implemented, and discusses how the challenges in their adaptation and implementation. The chapter then explores a framework for the future implementation and dissemination of evidence-based programs for depression in children and adolescents, and how this framework may be applied in different culture. The law mandated each school to report any cases of severe bullying to the local government official and/or the Japanese Minister of Education. The Japanese education system has a unique culture of its own, which needs to be considered when implementing prevention programs. In particular, Japanese schools tend to emphasize educational equality and avoid giving special treatment to a specific child or class due to stigmatization.
