AGGRESSION
Preventive Interventions that Reduce
Aggression in Young Children
Celene E. Domitrovich, PhD, Mark T. Greenberg, PhD
Pennsylvania State University, USA
June 2003
Introduction
Over the past five years, the prevention of mental health disorders and promotion of mental health has
increased significantly both in North America and abroad. In 1999, the World Federation for Mental Health and
the Clifford Beers Foundation (in collaboration with the Carter Center) organized the First World Conference for
the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders. In the United States, the
most recent report of the US Surgeon General dealt with the subject of mental health and emphasized the
importance of prevention.
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As the science of prevention has expanded and more interventions have proven
effective in reducing risk for mental health disorders and in promoting health, there has been a priority shift
within governments and private foundations towards funding these types of programs. Consequently, the need
for accurate summaries of research information has increased, and numerous reports, reviews, and
classification systems have emerged to identify these programs and disseminate information to the public.
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