One in three Welsh school children have a mental health issue, a Welsh Assembly committee has warned, and members are calling on the National Assembly to make it a top priority.
The Children, Young People and Education Committee’s findings came as a teaching union warned that stress is one of the main factors for pupils feeling suicidal.
In a poll of 700 school staff, the National Education Union (NEU) found that more than half said youngsters had been self-harming or thinking of self-harming.
And more than a quarter said that mental health issues have led to pupils killing themselves or attempting suicide.One Cardiff school has already seen the benefits of tackling issues around emotional and mental health.
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