CommunityMatters: Working with Diversity for Wellbeing
- ISBN-10
- 1863665412
- ISBN-13
- 9781863665414
- Category
- Community and school
- Pages
- 116
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Authors
- Barbara Vaughan, Karen Jennings, Jeremy Hurley
Description
CommunityMatters provides the cultural and social context for MindMatters. It shifts the focus from the notion of "mental health" to a holistic approach to school and emotional wellbeing linked to identity, culture and community.
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