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Draugedalen, Kjersti; Osler, Audrey – Human Rights Education Review, 2022
Sexual abuse is a public health issue with long-term consequences for children's lives and education. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a key reference point in safeguarding, increasingly incorporated into domestic law. This article aims to strengthen safeguarding theory and practice by reviewing human rights education (HRE) theory and…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Civil Rights, Child Abuse, Childrens Rights
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Talala, Kirsi; Huurre, Taina; Aro, Hillevi; Martelin, Tuija; Prattala, Ritva – Social Indicators Research, 2008
Background: Mental health problems are a major public health issue worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the relative importance of socio-demographic characteristics associated with different domains of psychological distress in Finland. Methods: Data source was a nationwide survey "Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Adult…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Public Health, Mental Health, Adolescents
Anderson, Robert, Ed.; Kickbusch, Ilona, Ed. – 1990
Health promotion redirects thinking about health by: reasserting its social and political aspects; ensuring the people the power to define their own health concerns; and placing health more clearly in the context of other aims in life. This compilation of 41 articles in 8 sections attempts to document this process of redirection of thought. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Health, Children, Community Health Services