The new issue of the Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH) is a special issue, focusing on 'emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents'.

The guest editor is Professor Lyn Littlefield OAM, Executive Director, Australian Psychological Society.

Contents:

Editorial: On therapist despair (Graham Martin, Editor in Chief).

Guest editorial: Keeping promotion and prevention on the agenda in mental health: Issues and challenges (Jennie Parham).

Guest editorial: Towards a comprehensive national early intervention program for children with mental health problems (Lyn Littlefield).

Early intervention for preschoolers with behaviour problems: Preliminary findings for the Exploring Together Preschool Program (Kate Reid, Lyn Littlefield and Sabine Hammond).

Evaluation of Parents and Adolescents Communicating Together (PACT): a conflict resolution program (Michelle Soltys and Lyn Littlefield).

A preliminary evaluation of the Confident Kids Program – a stand alone component of the Exploring Together Program (Margot Trinder, Michelle Soltys and Susie Burke).

A preliminary evaluation of the Together Parenting Program – a stand alone component of the Exploring Together Program (Susie Burke, Michelle Soltys and Margot Trinder).

Ngaripirliga’ajirri: The implementation of Exploring Together on the Tiwi Islands (Gary Robinson and William Tyler).

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Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health

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