Abstract
In this paper we report on associations between the KidsMatter (2013) two-year mental health promotion initiative in Australian early childhood education and care (ECEC) services and young children’s mental health. Using a mixed method approach, data was collected on four occasions from a nationally representative sample of 111 ECEC services. Findings showed that by the end of the two-year initiative there were practically significant improvements in children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Event | European Conference on Developmental Psychology - Lausanne, Switzerland Duration: 3 Sept 2013 → 7 Sept 2013 Conference number: 16th |
Conference
Conference | European Conference on Developmental Psychology |
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Country/Territory | Switzerland |
City | Lausanne |
Period | 3/09/13 → 7/09/13 |
Other | The conference aims at presenting an overview of current European research in developmental psychology in all its varieties. Renowned experts of the feld will give keynote lectures, invited symposia, round tables, and workshops, in the following domains: perinatal development, child development, life-span studies, perceptive and cognitive development, attachment, parenting, language development, education, neuro-plasticity, resilience, developmental psychopathology, delinquency, cultural studies, social adaptation, immigration, methods in developmental psychology, etc. |
Keywords
- mental health
- Children
- Early Childhood