title: The beyondblue Schools Research Initiative: conceptual framework and intervention.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the rationale, conceptual framework and content of the intervention for the beyondblue Schools Research Initiative.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The beyondblue Schools Research Initiative aims to prevent the development of depression in young people through increasing individual and environmental protective factors within the school context. The model draws on evidence that demonstrates the important role played by individual and environmental characteristics in buffering the impact of adversity. The school provides a forum in which both individual and environmental change may be produced in order to increase some of these key protective characteristics. The project also draws together health, education and other key services to provide more effective pathways to enable young people to receive professional help when required.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Qld, Australia. S.Spence@psy.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boucher
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Glover
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Graetz
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support