Term: PAX

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2020-07-06

Definition:

PAX (also known as the PAX Good Behavior Game®) is a school-based mental health promotion strategy developed to improve mental, emotional, behavioural, and academic outcomes in children and youth by teaching children to manage their behaviours and feelings, and collaborate with others to create peaceful and happy classrooms.

PAX is a Healthy Child Manitoba (HCM) program that was piloted in Manitoba over two years. Approximately 200 Schools with 5,000 children participated in the PAX randomized control trial during the 2011 and 2012 academic years (2011/12 and 2012/13 school years).

PAX teaches students autonomous self-control and self-management through collaborating with others for peace, productivity, health & happiness. PAX is an evidence-based, childhood mental health promotion strategy which combines the science from PeaceBuilders, Good Behaviour Game & other studies.

Related terms 

• High Fidelity Teachers
• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

References 

• Brownell M, Chartier M, Au W, Schultz J, Stevenson D, Mayer T, Young V, Thomson T, Towns D, Hong S, McCulloch S, Burchill S, Jarmasz J. The PAX Program in Manitoba: A Population-Based Analysis of Children's Outcomes. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2018. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)