Promotion of social and emotional competence: Experiences from a mental health intervention applying a whole school approach

Health Education

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 339-356

  Nielsen, Line ^a   Meilstrup, Charlotte ^a   Nelausen, Malene Kubstrup ^a   Koushede, Vibeke ^a   Holstein, Bjørn Evald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Health promoting schools; Health promotion; Intervention; Mental health; Mental health promotion; Schools; Social skills; Whole school approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929832566     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/HE-03-2014-0039     Document Type: Article

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