Mental Health at School Section: Enfermería escolar How to quote García Marina MC, González Prieto NI. La salud mental en la escuela. Metas Enferm 2013; 16(3):70-74. Authors1Mª Concepción García Marina, 2Noemí Irma González Prieto. Coordinadora de la serie: 3Natividad López Langa Position 1Enfermera Especialista en Salud Mental. Colegio Público de Educación Especial (CPEE) Joan Miró, Madrid. 3Enfermera en el Ámbito Educativo en Madrid. Supervisora de Enfermería del Centro Público de Educación Especial María Soriano y Vicepresidenta de la Asociación Madrileña de Enfermería en Centros Educativos (AMECE). Contact address Mª Concepción García Marina. Avda. de Los Poblados, 183. 28041 Madrid. Contact email: c.garciamarina@yahoo.es Abstract Mental disorders have a major impact on children’s emotional and intellectual development, with a noticeable influence on all learning processes. The school is a particularly good place where to prevent, diagnose and approach mental health and behavioral problems. Even though there are not many epidemiological data, those available inform about the relevance of these disorders in the child and adolescent population, and its consequences upon the adult individual. According to a report by the WHO, it is estimated that approximately 5-15% of the child population shows psychological disorders which have a severe effect upon the child’s social life.The present article, focused on the intervention of the school nurse in mental health problems within the educational setting, is the seventh in a series of nine, which intends to make public this emerging nurse profile. Keywords: behavioral problems; education; health education; mental condition; Mental Health; prevention; review; school health; school Nursing; schoolsspecial education Versión en Español Título: La salud mental en la escuela