MindMatters, a whole-school approach promoting mental health and wellbeing

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 594-601

  Wyn, Johanna ^b   Cahill, Helen ^b   Holdsworth, Roger ^b   Rowling, Louise ^a   Carson, Shirley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health promoting schools; Mental health education; Wellbeing; Whole school approach; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY; CURRICULUM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE; SUPPORT GROUP; TEACHER; TEAMWORK; WELLBEING;

AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS;

EID: 0033931251     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2000.00748.x     Document Type: Article

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