Schools are inevitably on the frontline when it comes to dealing with mental health issues in the young. What other professionals are so well placed to pick up a problem, or so much on the spot in supporting troubled youth?
It is a heavy responsibility, and one for which teachers and many school support staff have little training or material support. Perhaps provision of counsellors and other experts will dramatically increase across our schools one day, but in the meantime...
Early recognition of mental health problems is vital. How confident are you that you would be able to spot the difference between a normal, “everyday” adolescent angst and a genuine mental heath problem?
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