School-based social-emotional learning programs are cost saving for the public sector, with education services likely to recoup the cost of the intervention in five years. Lack of investment in well-being (mental health) promotion in schools is likely to lead to significant costs for society. The Incredible Years is a good example of an evidence-based intervention that can "go to scale", and help parents and teachers work together to achieve common goals.
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Year: 2014
Bibliography: Webster-Stratton, C., and Bywater, T. (2014). Parents and teachers working together. Better: Evidence-based Education, 6(2), 16-17.