This document and its Psycho-social Environment Profile are designed to help school personnel assess qualities of the school environment that support social and emotional well-being. It is intended to be a starting point, leading to awareness, discussion, and action by school personnel, students and parents. It will help them recognize and sustain those aspects of the school environment that support social and emotional well-being and improve those aspects that do not. It also will help school personnel consider ways to support positive changes in the school environment with school health policies, skillsbased health education and school health services -- core components of an effective school health programmeme as.
