Children, research, and public policy an evaluation of the implementation and impact of England's mandated school-based mental health initiative in elementary schools

School Psychology Review

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 117-138

  Wolpert, Miranda ^a   Humphrey, Neil ^b   Deighton, Jessica ^a   Patalay, Praveetha ^a   Fugard, Andrew J B ^a   Fonagy, Peter ^a   Belsky, Jay ^c   Vostanis, Panos ^d  

^a ANNA FREUD CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85002529582     PISSN: 02796015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17105/SPR44-1.117-138     Document Type: Article

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