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Several Decades Of Research Have Shown That The Promise And Potential Lifetime Benefits Of Preventing Mental, Emotional, And Behavioural (meb) Disorders Are Greatest By Focusing On Young People And That Early Interventions Can Be Effective In Delaying Or Preventing The Onset Of Such Disorders. National Priorities That Build On This Evidence Base Should Include (1) Assurance That Individuals Who Are At Risk Receive The Best Available Evidence-based Interventions Prior To The Onset Of A Disorder And (2) The Promotion Of Positive Meb Development For All Children, Youth And Young Adults. Introduction -- The Nature And Extent Of The Problem -- Defining The Scope Of Prevention -- Using A Developmental Framework To Guide Prevention And Promotion -- Perspectives From Developmental Neuroscience -- Family, School, And Community Interventions -- Prevention Of Specific Disorders And Promotion Of Mental Health -- Screening For Prevention -- Benefits And Costs Of Prevention -- Advances In Prevention Methodology -- Implementation And Dissemination Of Prevention Programs -- Prevention Infrastructure -- Toward An Improved Approach To Prevention. Committee On The Prevention Of Mental Disorders And Substance Abuse Among Children, Youth, And Young Adults: Research Advances And Promising Interventions; Mary Ellen O'connell, Thomas Boat, And Kenneth E. Warner, Editors; Board On Children, Youth, And Families, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education. National Research Council And Institute Of Medicine Of The National Academies. This Report Builds On... 1994 Institute Of Medicine (iom) Report Entitled Reducing Risks For Mental Disorders--pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Also Available In Electronic Form As Viewed 14 July 2009.