A collaborative and sustainable approach to address mental health promotion and early identification in schools in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia and beyond

School Mental Health: Global Challenges and Opportunities

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 30-45

  Wei, Yifeng ^a   Kutcher, Stan ^a   Blackwood, Ann ^b   Glover, Don ^b   Weaver, Cynthia ^c   MacKay, Amy ^a   Bruce, Vanessa ^a   Whynacht, Ardath ^d   Alshazly, Faten ^a   Shea, Mitchell ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Early Childhood Educ Train Program   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO SHORES CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84952705482     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781107284241.004     Document Type: Chapter

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