A school-based intervention programme to prevent anxiety and depression among Chinese children during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jiameng Li,
Therese Hesketh
Abstract:Background
Child and adolescent mental health is a major public health concern worldwide. The development of children’s social and emotional skills helps to improve mental health and wellbeing, and prevent anxiety and depression. The school-based social emotional learning (SEL) programmes have proved effective in a number of countries. But in Mainland China, there has been no empirical research of the effectiveness on children’s mental health. The study conducted a SEL programme in China during… Show more
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