Labour market initiatives: potential settings for improving the health of people who are unemployed

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 214-220

  Harris, Elizabeth ^a   Rose, Vanessa ^b   Ritchie, Jan ^c   Harris, Neil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive behaviour therapy intervention; Labour market programs; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 72949115721     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he09214     Document Type: Article

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