A public health strategy to improve the mental health of Canadian children

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 226-233

  Waddell, Charlotte ^a,b   McEwan, Kimberley ^a   Shepherd, Cody A ^a   Offord, David R ^c   Hua, Josephine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child psychiatry; Children's Mental Health Services; Epidemiology; Prevention; Public health; Public policy

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 20344382266     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370505000406     Document Type: Review

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