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Assessing literacy in children and adolescents [PDF]

, 2006
This review provides a framework for examining the assessment of literacy underpinned by current theories of reading and writing. Our choice of assessment tools was influenced by a desire to identify tests that are suitable for diagnosing students of all
Badian, Berninger, Bishop, Cain, Cataldo, Coltheart, Cutting, Elliott, Frederickson, Frith, Gough, Hammill, Hammill, Hulme, Jackson, Kail, Kail, Kispal, Laxon, Morton, Nation, Nation, Nation, Neale, Oakhill, Oakhill, Olson, Perfetti, Perfetti, Plaut, Rack, Rastle, Rastle, Rosenshine, Rust, Seidenberg, Shankweiler, Siegel, Stainthorp, Stainthorp, Stanovich, Stuart, Stuart, Torgesen, Torgesen, Wagner, Weschler, Wilkinson, Wolf, Yuill, Zorzi   +50 more
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Care Leavers Into Parenthood: Support Needs and Effective Practice Approaches Through Transitions From Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is significant local and international evidence to show that young people transitioning from care have children by age 21 at far higher rates than the general youth population. Intergenerational child protection involvement is also far higher for this group.
Jade Purtell, Sarah Morris
wiley   +1 more source

Culture, Connection and Care: The Role of Institutional Justice Capital for Enhancing the Wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Out‐Of‐Home Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children removed from their families by child protection services remain connected to their kin, Country and culture is a priority to begin to redress the intergenerational trauma and harm caused by colonisation.
Sharynne Hamilton, Larissa Jones, Millie Penny, Charmaine Pell, Sarah Maslen, Carol Michie, Raewyn Mutch, Melissa O’Donnell, Carrington Shepherd, Brad Farrant   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Depression in Low-Income Adolescents: Guidelines for School-Based Depression Intervention Programs [PDF]

, 2017
Adolescent depression is growing in interest to clinicians. In addition to the estimated 2 million cases of adolescent major depressive episodes each year, depressive symptoms in youth have become indicators of mental health complications later in life ...
Hari, Gopika
core   +2 more sources

Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People With Hearing Loss in the Context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hearing loss is a poignant issue in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and, without sufficient support, it can also contribute to disabling life experiences. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is intended to provide support to eligible people experiencing disability, however, to effectively serve this ...
Hannah Lack, Jody Barney, Marie Huska, Damien Howard, Alexandra Devine   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low mental health literacy is associated with depression and anxiety among adults: a population-based survey of 16,715 adults in China

BMC Public Health
Background Mental health literacy is a predictor of health outcomes in psychological distress. However, limited research has explored whether low mental health literacy is associated with recent depression and anxiety.
Shao-ling Zhong, Shi-Bin Wang, Kai-Rong Ding, Wen-Yan Tan, Liang Zhou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Workplace mental health: developing an integrated intervention approach [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Mental health problems are prevalent and costly in working populations. Workplace interventions to address common mental health problems have evolved relatively independently along three main threads or disciplinary traditions: medicine ...
Keegal, Tessa, LaMontagne, Anthony D., Martin, Angela, Milner, Allison J., Noblet, Andrew J., Page, Kathryn M., Reavley, Nicola J., Smith, Peter M.   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

Trauma‐Informed Practice in Welfare‐to‐Work and Employment Services: A Scoping Review

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition within welfare services, including employment services, that many participants may have histories of trauma. Research suggests that experiences of trauma not only impact individuals' psychosocial health but also vocational elements such as job performance, employability, career progression, and financial ...
Emily Corbett, Michael McGann, Mark Considine, René Rejón   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Scoping Review of Access and Engagement With Mental Health Services by Young People From Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) young people encounter unique circumstances, which can lead to high levels of distress. However, an up‐to‐date comprehensive literature review synthesising knowledge concerning mental health issues faced by CALD young people is lacking.
Abner Weng Cheong Poon, Prasheela Karan, Maria Cassaniti, Anthony B. Zwi, Ilan Katz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mental health literacy and seeking for professional help among secondary school students in Slovakia: a brief report

Frontiers in Public Health
Secondary school students are at risk for mental health problems, especially nowadays, when we face an increase in mental health issues among adolescents and the general population.
Lenka Sokolová, Lenka Sokolová
doaj   +1 more source