The mental health and emotional wellbeing of young people deserves proper attention, and when we hear tragic stories of teenagers taking their own lives after battling depression, we know that we all need to work together to support vulnerable young people.
It is often teachers at the chalkface or wider school staff who are charged with much of this responsibility. A recent poll by the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses Conference found that half of private schools hired counsellors or psychologists to help their students with mental health issues, as they feel weighed down by pressures of exams, going to a good university and being under constant surveillance on social media.
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