Emotional literacy programme in special schools for children with a learning disability in England: the ZF-SEND feasibility RCT

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BACKGROUND: Children with a learning disability experience a range of inequalities and adverse life events that put them at greater risk of mental health problems. The construct of emotional literacy has been shown to be a moderating factor of how life stress affects mental health. Teaching emotional literacy in schools may therefore be an effective way to promote positive mental health. There is an identified need for adapted emotional literacy programmes in special schools.OBJECTIVES: To ev...

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Authors: Stenfert Kroese, B; Unwin, G; Hastings, R; Jahoda, A; McNamara, R

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: NIHR Journals Library
• Journal: Public Health Research
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 15
• Pages: 1-105
• Publication date: 2024-12-01
• DOI: 10.3310/jtjy8001
• EISSN: 2050-439X
• ISSN: 2050-4381
• Language: English
• Keywords: Pedagogy; Special needs; Randomized controlled trial; Mental health; Scale (ratio); Intervention (counseling); Psychiatry; Cluster randomised controlled trial; Medical education; Mental illness; Developmental psychology; Learning disability; Medicine; Mental health literacy; Psychology; Literacy; Special education