Ann Hagell is Programme Director for Adolescent Mental Health at The Nuffield Foundation and Editor of the Journal of Adolescence. She is author of several influential books on policies relating to adolescent well-being.
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Given the well-known barriers to implementing evidence-based programs, is it better to identify their discrete elements and trust practitioners to combine them in tailored packages depending on the needs of the child and family in question?
Tests in Australia on the effectiveness of the Family Risk Factor Checklist screening questionnaire have highlighted the difficulties parents and teachers alike face when they attempt to predict which children are most prone to mental health problems.