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A Whole-School Approach to Mental Health Promotion

The Australian MindMatters Program

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Community Planning to Foster Resilience in Children

Abstract

Across the United States, there is growing recognition of the need to promote the mental well-being of children and adolescents (New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2003). Approximately one-third of children and adolescents will experience a diagnosable mental health disorder in their lifetime; however, 75–80% of these children do not receive appropriate interventions (Department of Health and Human Services, 1999, 2000; Pelosi, 1996). Time trend analysis reveals that the prevalence of mental health disorders among youth is not improving (Fombonee, 1994; Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1991; Rutter, 1994), causing researchers to examine the contributing factors to these mental health problems and how to prevent them.

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  1. Graduate School of Education, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

    Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers

  2. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Mark D. Weist

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Mullett, E., Evans, S.W., Weist, M.D. (2004). A Whole-School Approach to Mental Health Promotion. In: Clauss-Ehlers, C.S., Weist, M.D. (eds) Community Planning to Foster Resilience in Children. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48544-2_19

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