Commentaries on Prilleltensky and Nelson.

This article comments on the research paper by sociologists Issac Prilleltensky and Geoffrey Nelson concerned with priorities for psychological and social interventions published in the March 1, 2000 issue of the "Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology." The paper by Prilleltensky and Nelson was therefore of great interest to as a potential tool for conceptualizing the work and contributing to understanding within different agencies of the multifactorial nature of children's well-being. Prilleltensky and Nelson write in the first person plural, but it is not clear who "we" are. Are "we" academic or practicing psychologists, policy makers or politicians? Thus, although authors seem to include themselves amongst those who have failed to act on knowledge of the wider influences on emotional health, it is not clear how far the blanket of criticism is spread. Certainly there are academics and practitioners working in community psychology and child health who would argue that they have been working for decades to address issues of child and family wellness through research and writing, political and community action.