ArticleThe lancet. Psychiatry2014
Mental health interventions in schools 1: Mental health interventions in schools in high-income countries.
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210 citing papers in PubMed, 25 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- School-based peer education interventions to improve health: a global systematic review of effectiveness.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of COVID-19 on School Populations and Associated Factors: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of school-based interventions for mental health problems in children and adolescents in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Self-Report Measures of Negative Self-Referential Emotions Developed for Non-Clinical Child and Adolescent Samples.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2021Pooled it
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- The Effectiveness of Individual Mental Health Interventions for Depressive, Anxiety and Conduct Disorder Symptoms in School Environment for Adolescents Aged 12-18-A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
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Abstract
Mental health services embedded within school systems can create a continuum of integrative care that improves both mental health and educational attainment for children. To strengthen this continuum, and for optimum child development, a reconfiguration of education and mental health systems to aid implementation of evidence-based practice might be needed. Integrative strategies that combine classroom-level and student-level interventions have much potential. A robust research agenda is needed that focuses on system-level implementation and maintenance of interventions over time. Both ethical and scientific justifications exist for integration of mental health and education: integration democratises access to services and, if coupled with use of evidence-based practices, can promote the healthy development of children.
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