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This research was supported in part by grants from NIMH and the William T. Grant Foundation. The authors acknowledge the many and special contributions of our collaborating systems, Rutgers University, the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey—CMHC at Piscataway, the Middlesex Borough public schools, and a conscientious and competent action research team. Particular thanks go to Gary Lamson, Linda Bruene, Ron Campbell, Jon Rolf, Robert Rapoport, Linda Pickett, Robert Haggerty, and our anonymous reviewers.
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Elias, M.J., Gara, M., Ubriaco, M. et al. Impact of a preventive social problem solving intervention on children's coping with middle-school stressors. Am J Commun Psychol 14, 259–275 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00911174
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