Universal school-based intervention: personal competence among public school children.
Childhood adversities profoundly affect mental and physical well-being. Effective psychosocial interventions in schools are crucial for mitigating adversities' impacts. Despite availability, many children lack access to those interventions in low-income countries. This study evaluates a universal sc...
| Publicado en: | European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 34; no. 9; pp. 2887 - 2898 |
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Springer Nature
Sep2025
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