During the school years, bullying is one of the most common expressions of violence in the
peer context. Research on bullying started more than forty years ago, when the …

This article presents findings from a meta-analysis which sought to determine the
effectiveness of interventions adopting a whole school approach to enhancing children and …

Background Rates of anxiety and depression are increasing among children and young
people. Recent policies have focused on primary prevention of mental disorders in children …

Obesity, eating disorders and unhealthy dieting practices among children and adolescents
are alarming health concerns due to their high prevalence and adverse effects on physical …

Population health intervention research (PHIR) seeks to develop and evaluate policies,
programmes and other types of interventions that may affect population health and health …

There is increasing academic and policy interest in interventions aiming to promote young
people's health by ensuring that the school environment supports healthy behaviours. The …

School attendance and school completion are important benchmarks of successful
development. Unfortunately, school absenteeism and school dropout remain debilitating …

Background School connectedness reflects the quality of students' engagement with peers,
teachers, and learning in the school environment. It has attracted attention from both the …

Objectives: to analyze the implementation of initiatives and environments promoting healthy
feeding as well as the practice of physical activity in public and private schools in Recife …

Background Nearly half of the refugee and asylum seeking population in Europe is under
the age of 18, and many of these individuals are unaccompanied children and adolescents …