TOPIC: Mental Health in Schools in Other Countries

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Global / International Organizations

• International Network for School Social Work
• International School Psychology Association
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Mental Health Promotion: Case Studies from Countries

Country Specific

Australia
• Bullying behaviour and psychosocial health among school students in New South Wales, Australia: cross sectional survey
• Mental Health Council of Australia - Fact Sheets
• Mind Matters

Canada
• Canadian Counselling Association
• Centre for Addiction & Mental Health
• Comprehensive system of learning supports (Canada Mental Health)
• Mental Health Web site at the Public Health Agency of Canada
• TeenMentalHealth.Org

China
• Anxiety and Depression in Chinese Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Meta-Analysis
• Factors Predicting Rural Chinese Adolescents' Anxieties, Fears and Depression
• Fears and Related Anxieties in Chinese High School Students
• Mental Health Problems and Associated Factors in Chinese High School Students in Henan Province: A Cross-Sectional Study
• A Self-Determination Perspective on Chinese Fifth-Graders' Task Disengagement
• School Mental Health Program in Beijing

Denmark
• Mental Health Among Children Seeking Asylum in Denmark - The Effect of Length of Stay and Number of Relocations: A cross-sectional study

Egypt and Eastern Mediterranean Region
• Development of a World Health Organization mental health in schools programme in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
• Exploring the acceptability of a WHO school-based mental health program in Egypt: A qualitative study
• Identifying pathways for large-scale implementation of a school-based mental health programme in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a theory-driven approach

France
• Mental disorders in children: the value of epidemiology
• Mental health educational programs in schools: Experiences, needs and expectations expressed by students in France

Germany
• Bullying in German Primary Schools

Greece
• Bullying In Greek Primary and Secondary Schools
• Cultural Construction of Promoting Resilience and Positive School CLimate During Economic Crisis in Greek Schools
• Incidence and Teacher's Perceived Causation of Depression in Primary School Children in Greece
• An Investigation of Greek Teachers' Views on Parental Involvement in Education

Ireland
• Supporting a whole-school approach to mental health promotion and wellbeing in post-primary schools in Ireland
• Young Lives in Ireland: a school-based studyof mental health

Israel
• Israeli School and Community Response to War Trauma

Italy
• Italian School Psychology as Perceived by Italian School Psychologists

Korea
• An Ecological Understanding of Youth Suicide in South Korea
• Mental Health Profiles and Quality of Life Among Korean Adolescents
• Peer Relationships, Social Behaviors, Academic Performance and Loneliness in Korean Primary School Children
• Psychosocial and Friendship Characteristics of Bully/Victim Subgroups in Korean Primary School Children

Libya
• Libyan Children's Views on the Importance of School Factors Which Contibuted to Thier Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Nepal
• School Mental Health and Counseling

New Zealand
• Institute of Educational and Developmental Psychology (IEDP)
• HealthEd
• Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
• Ministry of Education

Norway
• Outcomes of the Social Competence Program Second Step in Norwegian Elementary Schools
• Shyness as a Risk Factor for Somatic Complaints Among Norwegian Adolescents

Portugal
• The Differentiation and Promotion of Students' Rights in Portugal

South Africa
• Child Mental Health Services in the New South Africa
• Developing inclusive policy and practice in diverse contexts: A South African experience

Spain
• Mental health care for children and adolescents in Spain. Past and present status and future perspectives
• The Nature and Basis of Teachers' Concerns About Spanish Secondary-School Students

Sweden
• Schoolchildren's Health As Judged by Swedish School Nurses-A National Survey

Turkey
• The Relationship Between Adolescents' Locus of Control and Healthy Dietary Behaviours and its Implications for School Psychologists and Other Health Related Professionals: Results from a Turkish Study

U.K.
• CounsellingResource.com
• Extended Schools - Theory, Practice and Issues
• Mental Health in Education
• Younger Pupils' Mental Health Risk

Vietnam
• Child maltreatment in Vietnam : prevalence and associated mental and physical health problems
• Longitudinal associations between bullying and mental health among adolescents in Vietnam
• Vietnam as a case example of school-based mental health services in low and middle income countries: Efficacy and effects of risk status