Mental health difficulties often start in childhood and the number of young people experiencing mental is rising, particularly since Covid-19 pandemic. School-based programmes have been identified as an effective way to provide support for present opportunity offer universal programmes, which can increase equity access, facilitate resilience reduce stigma. Whilst there emerging evidence benefit...

BACKGROUND In 2004 Niger established a large scale schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths control programme targeting children aged 5-14 years and adults. In two years 4.3 million treatments were delivered in 40 districts using school based and community distribution. METHOD AND FINDINGS Four districts were surveyed in 2006 to estimate the economic cost per district, per treatment and...

the farmers of the future (fof) initiative implemented a programme of integrating natural resources management in the basic education curriculum. the purpose of the study was to document activities and determine the effects of fof programme on primary school learners’ perceptions towards natural resources management by comparing learners involved in the fof programme and those not involved. fur...

integrating natural resources management in the secondary school curriculum in kenya has received a lot of talk without adequate practical activities. the farmers of the future programme under the world agroforestry centre, formally the international centre for research in agroforestry (icraf), initiated a practical approach to integration of natural resources management in the secondary school...

BACKGROUND A substantial minority of adolescents suffer from depression and it is associated with increased risk of suicide, social and educational impairment, and mental health problems in adulthood. A recently conducted randomized controlled trial in England evaluated the effectiveness of a manualized universally delivered age-appropriate CBT programme in school classrooms. The cost-effective...

The specialist schools programme is seen as a key way of transforming the ‘bog standard’ comprehensive education system. This has been portrayed as meeting the local needs of parents. However, there is little evidence that such a programme can make such an impact. This paper examines the impact of the specialist school programme in England on secondary school admissions and, instead, suggests t...