Cause for hope or despair? limits to theory and policy in relation to contemporary developments in promoting mental health and well-being in schools in the UK and implications for children's rights

Advances in School Mental Health Promotion

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-62

  Coppock, Vicki ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's mental health and well being; Children's rights; Evidence based policy and practice; Power and politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906081831     PISSN: 1754730X     EISSN: 20498535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1754730X.2010.9715674     Document Type: Article

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