Using the World Health Organization's 4S-Framework to Strengthen National Strategies, Policies and Services to Address Mental Health Problems in Adolescents in Resource-Constrained Settings

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Fisher, Jane R W ^a   Cabral de Mello, Meena ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TEACHER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 80052838034     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-5-23     Document Type: Article

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