Preventing Mental Disorders in Children: A Systematic Review to Inform Policy-Making From: Canadian Journal of Public Health | Date: May 1, 2007| Author: Waddell, Charlotte; Hua, Josephine M; Garland, Orion M; Peters, Ray DeV; McEwan, Kimberley | Copyright Canadian Public Health Association May/Jun 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Background: At any given time, 14% of Canadian children experience clinically significant mental disorders, which frequently persist into adulthood. Canadian public policy has emphasized specialized treatment services, yet these services only reach 25% of children with disorders. Prevention programs hold potential to reduce the number of children with disorders in the population. To inform policy-making, we systematically reviewed the best available research evidence on progra...

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