Prevention programs for depression among children and adolescents in Japan: Challenges and opportunities

Shin Ichi Ishikawa; Satoko Sasagawa; Junwen Chen; Cecilia A. Essau

doi:10.4324/9781315764696

Prevention programs for depression among children and adolescents in Japan: Challenges and opportunities

Shin Ichi Ishikawa^*, Satoko Sasagawa, Junwen Chen, Cecilia A. Essau

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This chapter discusses key issues and challenges in implementing prevention programs for depression in Japanese educational settings. The implementation of school-wide mental health programs is still embryonic in Japan. Simply translating evidence-based interventions developed and evaluated in western countries poses numerous challenges due to differences in education systems, mental health services and cultural values. We present the way in which three CBT programs for the prevention of depression in Japanese schools were implemented, and discuss how the challenges in their adaptation and implementation were addressed. A framework for the future implementation and dissemination of evidence-based programs for depression in children and adolescents, and how this framework may be applied in different cultures, is explored.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Mental Health and Wellbeing through Schools
Subtitle of host publication	The Way Forward
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Inc.
Pages	157-170
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317655053
ISBN (Print)	9780415745185
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315764696
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2016
Externally published	Yes

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