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Do you really prioritise the mental health of your students?

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After SecEd’s Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools conference last week, editor Pete Henshaw adds his voice to the call for mental health to become a genuine priority in our schools

Is emotional and mental health a priority at your school? Or do you simply tick boxes without being sure if your interventions are specific and effective?

This question was posed by former headteacher and mental health expert Dick Moore at SecEd’s Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools conference last Friday (June 17).

On our front page this week, we summarise Dick’s excellent address. His call to arms was galvanising and inspiring.

My editorials for SecEd in recent months and years have attacked quite fiercely the government over its role in the mental health crisis.

I do believe it is at fault: I believe cuts to local authority services, including Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), have left many thousands of young people without crucial support. I believe this is the biggest crisis facing our young generation. And I believe that it is a scandal that politicians are not acting with more urgency and more investment.

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