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Willie Sutton is famously known for answering a reporter, Mitch Ohnstad, who asked why he robbed banks by saying, “because that’s where the money is.” It is a good bet that if those working in the field of wellness promotion were asked, “Why do you focus your efforts on schools?” the answer would be “Because that’s where the children are.”
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Mallin, B., Walker, J.R., Levin, B. (2013). Mental Health Promotion in the Schools: Supporting Resilience in Children and Youth. In: Prince-Embury, S., Saklofske, D. (eds) Resilience in Children, Adolescents, and Adults. The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4939-3_7
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