TY - JOUR PY - 2008// TI - Addressing mental health concerns in schools: does School-Link achieve its aims? JO - Australasian psychiatry A1 - Maloney, Danielle A1 - Jones, J. C. H. A1 - Walter, Garry A1 - Davenport, Rita SP - 48 EP - 53 VL - 16 IS - 1 N2 - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper was to evaluate the reach and impact of the New South Wales' School-Link initiative. METHOD: Postal surveys, focus groups and interviews were conducted. RESULTS: School-Link has established a strong partnership between health and education, raised the awareness of child and adolescent mental health problems and contributed in the areas of prevention and early intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Building on the momentum and the foundations that have been established is the next challenge for this initiative.

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LA - en SN - 1039-8562 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10398560701745111 ID - ref1 ER -