Planning for Sustainability of an Evidence-Based Mental Health Promotion Program in Canadian Elementary Schools

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 120-133

  Leadbeater, Bonnie J ^a   Gladstone, Emilie J ^b   Sukhawathanakul, Paweena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Implementation; Mental health promotion; School based prevention programs; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; BULLYING; CANADA; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; BULLYING; CANADA; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84937978978     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-015-9737-8     Document Type: Article

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