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Review
. 2016;25(10):552-4, 556-7.
doi: 10.12968/bjon.2016.25.10.552.

Mental health: early intervention and prevention in children and young people

Heather Membride  1
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Mental health: early intervention and prevention in children and young people

Heather Membride. Br J Nurs. 2016.

Abstract

It is estimated that 10% of children and young people have mental health problems so significant that they impact not only on their day-to-day life but, if left untreated, they will continue into adulthood. In this article, the author discusses mental health issues affecting children and young people and examines evidence-based early intervention and prevention programmes that have been shown to support better outcomes for children, young people and their families.

Keywords: Adolescents; Assessment; Children; Mental health; Parents; Prevention.

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