Please enjoy a selection of readings informing the KidsMatter Evaluation.

Albers, C. A., Glover, T. A., & Kratochwill, T. R. (2007). Introduction to the special issue: How can universal screening enhance educational and mental health outcomes? Journal of School Psychology, 45(2), 113-116.

Askell-Williams, H., Lawson, M. J., Murray-Harvey, R., & Slee, P. T. (2006). If you are just sick you could make your own chicken soup. But if it's a mental illness - you can't fix yourself. Teaching secondary school students about mental illness. Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education.

Curriculum Corporation. (nd). Understanding Mental Illness resource links relevant to Health and Physical Education for SA. [Online] http://cms.curriculum.edu.au/mindmatters/resources/resources.htm [August 4th, 2006].

Ellis, R. & Hogard, E. (2006) The Trident: A three-pronged method for evaluating clinical, social and educational innovations. Evaluation, 12 (3), 372-383.

Glover, T. A., & Albers, C. A. (2005). Considerations for evaluating universal screening assessments. Journal of School Psychology, 45(2), 117-135.

James, V., & Owens, L. (2005). They turned around like I wasn't there. An analysis of teenage girls' letters about their peer conflicts. School Psychology International. 26 (1), 71-88.

Levitt, J. M., Noa Saka, Romanelli, L. H., & Hoagwood, K. (2007). Early identification of mental health problems in schools: The status of instrumentation. Journal of School Psychology, 45(2), 163-191.

Link, B., Phelan, J., Bresnahan, M., Stueve, A., & Pescosolido, B. A. (1999). Public conceptions of mental illness. Labels, causes, dangerousness and social distance. American Journal of Public Health, 89, 1328-1333.

Mathai, J., Anderson, P., & Bourne, A. (2002). The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) as a screening measure prior to admission to a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH), 1(3).

Owens, L., Daly, A., & Slee, P. (2005). Sex and age differences in victimization and conflict resolution among adolescents in a South Australian school. Aggressive Behavior, 31(1), 1-12.

Owens, L., Shute, R., & Slee, P. (2004). Girls' aggressive behavior. The Prevention Researcher, 11(3), 9-10.

Owens, L., Shute, R., & Slee, P. (2001). Victimization among teenage girls. What can be done about indirect harassment. In J. Juvonen & S. Graham (Eds.), Peer harassment in school: The plight of the vulnerable and victimized, (pp.215-241). New York: Guilford.

Owens, L., Shute, R., & Slee, P. (2000). Guess what I just heard!: Indirect aggression among teenage girls in Australia. Aggressive Behavior, 26(1), 67-83.

Rowling, L. (1996). The adaptability of the health promoting schools concept: a case study from Australia. Health Education and Research: Theory and Practice, 11(4).

Rowling, L. (2003). School mental health promotion research: Pushing the boundaries of research paradigms. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, 2(2).

Rowling, L., & Rissel, C. (2000). Impact of the National Health Promoting School Initiative. (Australia). Journal of School Health, 70(6), 260-261.

Russell, A., Hart, C., Robinson, C., & Olsen, S. (2003). Children's sociable and aggressive behavior with peers: A comparison of the US and Australia, and contributions of temperament and parenting styles. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 27, 74-86.

Severson, H. H., Walker, H. M., Doolittle, J., Kratochwill, T. R., & Gresham, F. M. (2007). Proactive, early screening to detect behaviorally at-risk students: Issues, approaches, emerging innovations, and professional practices. Journal of School Psychology, 45(2), 193-223.

Slee, P.T. & Shute, R.H. (2003). Child development: Thinking about Theories. London: Arnold.

Slee, P.T. (2001). Child, Adolescent and Family Development (2nd ed.). Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.

Violence Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ. (2002). Searchable Inventory of Instruments: Assessing Violent Behavior and Related Constructs in Children and Adolescents. [Online] http://vinst.umdnj.edu/VAID/TestReport.asp?Code=SEDQTP [Nov 23rd 2006].

Youthinmind. (n.d.). Information for researchers and professionals about the Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaires. [Online]  http://www.sdqinfo.com/ [Oct 15th 2006].