Mental health promotion and problem prevention in schools: What does the evidence say?

Health Promotion International

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Weare, Katherine ^a   Nind, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Mental health; Schools; Social and emotional learning; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82155167844     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar075     Document Type: Article

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