The Gatehouse Project: A multi-level integrated approach to promoting wellbeing in schools

Evidence-Based Public Health: Effectiveness and Efficiency

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bond, Lyndal ^a   Butler, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Emotional wellbeing; Gatehouse project; Health policy; Health promotion; Public health programmes; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920896594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563623.003.016     Document Type: Chapter

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