In this paper, consideration is given to Australias approach to mental health promotion from early years to secondary school, including specific reference to the KidsMatter Primary mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention initiative. Although it is now well established that schools ...
Schools play a central role in promoting children’s and young people’s positive mental health and provide a key setting and learning environment for developing core competencies across the social, emotional and behavioural domains. In this chapter, we examine the rationale for promoting children’s...
Universal mental health screening (UMHS) in schools is the systematic assessment of the mental health and wellbeing status of a school population (Humphrey & Wigelsworth,2016). Respondents to UMHS can be teachers, parents, or pupils themselves. A universal approach is argued to reduce the risk...
years attending 43 primary schools in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. Children were taking part in the Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study. Children completed online questionnaires at school to measure peer relations and emotional well‐being. Parents reported on their child's mental health in ...
The article presents background to the international movement to enhance mental health promotion and intervention programs in schools and discusses factors behind the growth of the movement, and the paradigmatic change that is occurring as programs move to a focus on health promotion, environmental ...
SYDNEY, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has released a new tool, known as the Mental Health Continuum, to support conversations about children's well-being and help detect their mental state.The institute said in a statement on Wednesday that the...
TOPIC: This review of the literature addresses Australian school mental health nursing is an emergent field of practice.PURPOSE: Children with behavioral/mental health disorders present challenges to schools, teachers, and their families. They can be disruptive in class, inappropriate with their peers,...
Recent research suggests the increased focus on mental health might not improve mental health The increase in mental health education and support at schools can only be a good thing, right? Turns out it might not be quite that simple: Research from recent years finds that a focus on mental ...
As well, in several regions around the world, the number of students with self-diagnosed anxiety and depression has reached an all-time high. For example: • In Europe, 70 percent of heads of Universities say students’ mental health is their top concern • In Australia, 93 percent of ...
Prior research has demonstrated the role of kind school climate in students’ academic and social-emotional learning outcomes. However, there is sparse literature showing the link of school kindness to mental health functioning. This study examines the association of school kindness with well-being dim...