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A systematic review of universal approaches to mental health promotion in schools
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Reviews previous studies of the universal approach to mental health promotion, and disease prevention programmes or interventions in schools. Over 8,000 publications were identified initially and 425 studies obtained for further review. The inclusion criteria were met by 17 (mostly US) studies investigating 16 interventions. Positive evidence of effectiveness was obtained for programmes that adopted a whole-school approach, were implemented continuously for more than a year, and were aimed at the promotion of mental health as opposed to the prevention of mental illness. Provides evidence that universal school mental health promotion programmes can be effective and suggests that long-term interventions promoting the positive mental health of all pupils and involving changes to the school climate are likely to be more successful than brief class-based mental illness prevention programmes.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wells, J., Barlow, J., & Stewart-Brown, S.
- Affiliations
- Jane Wells is Director of Public Health, Newbury and Community Primary Care Trust, Newbury, UK.
- University of Oxford (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Venue
- Health Education
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2003-08-01
- Volume
- 103
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 197-220
- ISSN
- 0965-4283 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-714X
- OpenAlex
- W2094352589
- Cited by
- 459
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 32 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 26 · 2016: 32 · 2015: 27 · 2014: 31 · 2013: 33 · 2012: 24
- FWCI
- 2.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › School Health and Nursing Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- school-based mental health promotion, universal interventions, whole-school approach, school climate, mental illness prevention, long-term intervention, student mental health, intervention effectiveness
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