The Effectiveness of School-Based Mental Health Services for Elementary-Aged Children: A Meta-Analysis
Sanchez, Amanda L. et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , Volume 0 , Issue 0 , Published online December 2017. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2017.11.022
This systematic review of 43 schools and almost 50,000 elementary (primary) school-aged children demonstrates that targeted interventions and those implemented multiple times a week are more effective than interventions designed for selective or universal prevention in this age group.
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