The KidsMatter Evaluation: Final Report

Phillip T Slee; Michael J Lawson; Alan Russell; Helen Askell-Williams; Katherine L Dix; Laurence Owens; Grace Skrzypiec; Barbara Spears

The KidsMatter Evaluation: Final Report

Phillip T Slee, Michael J Lawson, Alan Russell, Helen Askell-Williams, Katherine L Dix, Laurence Owens, Grace Skrzypiec, Barbara Spears

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

KidsMatter (KM) is an Australian national primary school mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention initiative. It uses a whole-school approach and a framework built around the four components of: Positive school community; Social emotional learning; Parenting support and education; and Early intervention for students experiencing mental health difficulties. It was recently trialed in 100 schools across Australia during 2007 and 2008. This report presents findings from the evaluation of this pilot phase, which examined the implementation, engagement, and impact aspects of the of the initiative for schools, teachers, parents, and students.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Australia
Children
Evaluation
Mental health
Primary schools
School children

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Access to Document

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280093612_The_KidsMatter_Evaluation_Final_Report

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