The "UPA Makes the Difference: Mental health awareness interventionin schools" project aims to contribute to increase young people knowledge regarding mental healthissues. This project is part of the "United to Help Movement", focusing on the combat of mentalillness stigma and discrimination. ...
The article presents information about the mental health education program "Typical or Troubled," introduced by the nonprofit organization American Psychiatric Foundation for the school community in the United States. The purpose behind the introduction of the program was to encourage teachers, coaches ...
We need to start early, and expand the scope for understanding of the importance of mental health in schools and to sustain the participation of all children across the educational spectrum of opportunity. There is now strong scientific agreement for the need to establish earlier contexts for ...
Thematic analysis indicated that the professional development confirmed existing good practices, provided opportunities for raising staff awareness of mental health strengths and difficulties, reduced stigma, provided a common language, and provided a mechanism for including all staff in processes of school...
Parents are another crucial stakeholder in addressing mental health challenges in schools. They are often the primary support system for students, and can play a significant role in identifying and addressing mental health concerns. However, some parents may lack awareness or understanding of mental ...
Mental Health Awareness Week took place from April 8-12 in order to create a more open conversation about mental health on campus. Beach Cities Health District student representatives, junior Ella Scalabrini and seniors Izzy Stein and Amanda Costley, collaborated to organize the school-wide event....
Turns out it might not be quite that simple: Research from recent years finds that a focus on mental health awareness can sometimes backfire for young people, the New York Times reports. In the UK and Australia, researchers looked at students who participated in mental health intervention ...
BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- China has launched a nationwide campaign to promote awareness and education concerning the mental health of students. According to a circular released by the Ministry of Education, the campaign will last for the entire month of May 2024 and is China's first month...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it provides an excellent opportunity to educate individuals and have critical conversations about the importance of mental health, which is defined as a person's overall psychological and emotional well-being. ...
In the past decade, there have been extensive efforts in the Western world to raise public awareness about mental health problems, with the goal of reducing or preventing these symptoms across the population. Despite these efforts, reported rates of mental health problems have increased in these co...