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    Review of mental health promotion interventions in schools

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    2018-05-11
    Author
    O'Reilly, Michelle;
    Adams, Sarah;
    Svirydzenka, N.;
    Dogra, N.
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    Purpose The prevalence of mental disorders amongst children and adolescents is an increasing global problem. Schools have been positioned at the forefront of promoting positive mental health and well-being through implementing evidence-based interventions. The aim of this paper is to review current evidence-based research of mental health promotion interventions in schools and examine the reported effectiveness to identify those interventions that can support current policy and ensure that limited resources are appropriately used. Methods The authors reviewed the current state of knowledge on school mental health promotion interventions globally. Two major databases, SCOPUS and ERIC were utilised to capture the social science, health, arts and humanities, and edu- cation literature. Results Initial searches identified 25 articles reporting on mental health promotion interventions in schools. When mapped against the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 10 studies were included and explored. Three of these were qualitative and seven were quantitative. Conclusions A range of interventions have been tested for mental health promotion in schools in the last decade with vari- able degrees of success. Our review demonstrates that there is still a need for a stronger and broader evidence base in the field of mental health promotion, which should focus on both universal work and targeted approaches to fully address mental health in our young populations.
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    Citation : O'Reilly, M. , Svirydzenka, N., Adams, S., Dogra, N. (2018) Review of mental health promotion interventions in schools. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 53(7), pp.647-662.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/2086/17124
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-018-1530-1
    Research Group : Psychology
    Research Institute : Institute for Psychological Science
    Research Institute : Mary Seacole Research Centre
    Peer Reviewed : Yes
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