Primary prevention mental health programs for children and adolescents: a meta-analytic review.
Used meta-analysis to review 177 primary prevention programs designed to prevent behavioral and social problems in children and adolescents. Findings provide empirical support for further research and practice in primary prevention. Most categories of programs produced outcomes similar to or higher...
| Published in: | American Journal of Community Psychology Vol. 25; pp. 115 - 153 |
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Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
April 1997
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