Policy Press
7 International examples of effective school detox
Abstract
Learning Together was strongly informed by previous studies conducted in the US and Australia. An array of school transformation interventions have been evaluated across the world, spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. These have achieved student benefits in the domains of violence, substance use, mental health, physical activity, sexual health and various educational measures. They support the findings from Learning Together that changes to how schools are run can improve mental health as well as reduce violence and substance use. A systematic review of the effects of school-based interventions that promote student commitment to school found that these reduced both violence and substance use in the short and the long term.
Abstract
Learning Together was strongly informed by previous studies conducted in the US and Australia. An array of school transformation interventions have been evaluated across the world, spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. These have achieved student benefits in the domains of violence, substance use, mental health, physical activity, sexual health and various educational measures. They support the findings from Learning Together that changes to how schools are run can improve mental health as well as reduce violence and substance use. A systematic review of the effects of school-based interventions that promote student commitment to school found that these reduced both violence and substance use in the short and the long term.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- About the author vi
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction: how schools can seriously damage young people’s health 1
- Toxic experiences: what young people say about schools 6
- Toxic trends and patterns: data on young people’s health 22
- Toxic policy? Education policy and its consequences 33
- Health interventions in schools as sticking plasters 42
- The Learning Together intervention: effective school detox in England 49
- International examples of effective school detox 68
- What works, for whom and where 78
- Detoxifying education policy 87
- Conclusion: detoxifying education 96
- References 100
- Index 122
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- About the author vi
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction: how schools can seriously damage young people’s health 1
- Toxic experiences: what young people say about schools 6
- Toxic trends and patterns: data on young people’s health 22
- Toxic policy? Education policy and its consequences 33
- Health interventions in schools as sticking plasters 42
- The Learning Together intervention: effective school detox in England 49
- International examples of effective school detox 68
- What works, for whom and where 78
- Detoxifying education policy 87
- Conclusion: detoxifying education 96
- References 100
- Index 122
