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Mental health promotion and socio-economic disadvantage: Lessons from substance abuse, violence and crime prevention and child health

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Toumbourou, J. W., Hemphill, S. A., Tresidder, J., Humphreys, C., Edwards, J., Murray, D.·2007·Health Promotion Journal of Australia
DOI 10.1071/he07184
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ISSUE ADDRESSED: Mental health promotion aimed at populations with low socio-economic status (SES) may benefit by investigating prevention strategies that effectively address related child and adolescent problems. METHODS: Evidence from a number of literature reviews and program evaluations was synthesised. First, the impact of SES on development from childhood to adulthood is considered in light of research on substance abuse, violence, crime, and child development problems. Second, evaluations of interventions are reviewed to identify those that have shown outcomes in research studies (efficacy) or in real-world settings (effectiveness) in reducing developmental problems associated with low SES. Low SES is measured in different ways including low levels of education and/or income or definitions that combine several variables into a new indicator of low SES. RESULTS: Factors associated with low SES are also associated to varying extent with the development of violence and crime, substance abuse and child health problems. Interventions that address underlying determinants of low SES show strong efficacy in decreasing adolescent crime and violence and effectiveness in improving child health outcomes. Although there is limited efficacy evidence that substance abuse prevention can be effectively addressed by targeting low SES, programs designed to improve educational pathways show some efficacy in reducing aspects of adolescent substance use. CONCLUSION: Mental health promotion strategies can draw on the approaches outlined here that are associated with the prevention of child and adolescent problems within low SES communities. Alternatively, such interventions could be supported in mental health promotion policy as they may assist in preventing related problems that undermine mental health.

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  • There is evidence that interventions addressing the underlying determinants of low socio-economic status (for example, enhancing education pathways) improve healthy child development while also reducing the adolescent antisocial behaviours associated with problem gambling.

    “While interventions for modifying socio-economic status are less obvious than those for increasing parental supervision, there is evidence that interventions addressing the underlying determinants of low socio-economic status (for example, enhancing education pathways) improve healthy child development while also reducing the adolescent antisocial behaviours associated with problem gambling (Toumb”

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Authors
Toumbourou, J. W., Hemphill, S. A., Tresidder, J., Humphreys, C., Edwards, J., & Murray, D.
Affiliations
Deakin University (AU)
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Venue
Health Promotion Journal of Australia
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing
Published
2007
Volume
18
Issue
3
Pages
184-190
ISSN
  • 1036-1073 (ISSN-L)
  • 2201-1617
DOI
10.1071/he07184
OpenAlex
W2146195340
Cited by
42
References
53
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1.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Health Promotion Journal of Australia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
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  • Deakin Research Online (Deakin University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
mental health promotion, socioeconomic deprivation, low socioeconomic status, substance use prevention, violence prevention, crime prevention, child health, child development, adolescent substance use, educational trajectories, intervention efficacy, intervention effectiveness
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Australia, Child, Child Development, Child Welfare, Crime, Health Promotion, Humans, Mental Health, Primary Prevention, School Health Services, Socioeconomic Factors, Violence, Substance-Related Disorders, Adolescent Development, Child Mortality

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