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MindMatters Plus: A Capacity-building Framework for Working with Secondary School Students with High Support Mental Health Needs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2016

Helen Broomhall ,
Janet Devlin ,
Sarah Anderson  and
Martha Doyle
Helen Broomhall
Affiliation:
Noarlunffa Health Serviced, South Australia, Australia
Janet Devlin*
Affiliation:
MindMatters Plus National Project Officer, Australia
Sarah Anderson
Affiliation:
MindMatters Plus Research & Development Officer
Martha Doyle
Affiliation:
MindMatters Plus Research & Development Officer
*
MindMatters Plus National Project Officer, Australia. Email: mmplus@apapdc.edu.au
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Abstract

This article describes the history, development and status of MindMatters Plus (MM+). MM+ is a project developed within the context of MindMatters (MM), an ongoing initiative which aims to promote mental health within Australian secondary schools. MM+ is an integral component of the MM suite of initiatives and is consistent with its underlying philosophy of developing student resilience through a “whole of school”, capacity-building approach. The specific goal of MM+ is to develop best practice approaches to improving the mental health outcomes of secondary school students with high support mental health needs (SWHSNs) and is achieved in several ways: (1) assisting schools in early identification; (2) facilitating the implementation of preventative and other interventions; (3) developing new initiatives and refining existing processes, policies and strategies and; (4) encouraging the development of timely and accessible networks of care with external agencies and community partnerships.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , July 2004 , pp. 96 - 105
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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