School mental health promotion: MindMatters as an example of mental health reform

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-235

  Rowling, Louise ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b International Alliance for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Schools

Author keywords

Capacity building; Evaluation; Mental health promotion and prevention; Politics; Settings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 38049117413     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he07229     Document Type: Article

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