title: Addressing mental health concerns in schools: does School-Link achieve its aims?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper was to evaluate the reach and impact of the New South Wales' School-Link initiative.
  
  
  METHODS
  Postal surveys, focus groups and interviews were conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  School-Link has established a strong partnership between health and education, raised the awareness of child and adolescent mental health problems and contributed in the areas of prevention and early intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Building on the momentum and the foundations that have been established is the next challenge for this initiative.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Walker Hospital ('Rivendell') Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Services, Sydney, NSW, Australia. danielle.maloney@email.cs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maloney
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Garry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davenport
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000458:organization & administration; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009517:New South Wales; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control