Mental health affects 1 in 4 people at some point in their life. This is an astounding number! Despite such a huge amount of people suffering, mental health still has a HUGE stigma surrounding it. Providing eduction on such a subject in schools would help reduce stigma and help people suffering to open up.
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July 15, 2015
The stories coming in from you all show that we are overdue for this conversation in every classroom. I am currently drafting formal requests to the Department of Education to demand this change. Post this link on your Facebook page and tag your local representatives to keep up the pressure.
July 15, 2015
We hit a major momentum shift this week that proves school boards cannot keep ignoring this issue. Post the petition link to your Facebook feed today and email your local representative to demand this change.
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I'm an occupational therapist and I think this a great opportunity for us to go in to schools and teach resilience skills - early intervention is the key.
As someone who suffers from depression & anxiety, I think this is a very important issue. I didn't know where to go to get help until I got to university, and suffered all through sixth form with my problems - which I shouldn't have had to do
As a teacher, I think this is very important and will help society to develop. It is a no brainer!
Essential element of education for young people. More needs to be done to improve awareness of the issues that affect young peoples mental health and support that can be accessed.
Teaching about mental health in schools would help reduce the stigma of mental illness. Valuable and vital in a world of ever growing numbers of people suffering from depression, anorexia, anxiety and a whole host of other mental illnesses.
This is horrible people need help
The stigma surrounding mental health is that it should be shunned and ignored as it isn't regarded as being a significant problem but not enough people are aware of mental health
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Mental health affects 1 in 4 people at some point in their life. This is an astounding number! Despite such a huge amount of people suffering, mental health still has a HUGE stigma surrounding it. Providing eduction on such a subject in schools would help reduce stigma and help people suffering to open up.
Updates
July 15, 2015
The stories coming in from you all show that we are overdue for this conversation in every classroom. I am currently drafting formal requests to the Department of Education to demand this change. Post this link on your Facebook page and tag your local representatives to keep up the pressure.
July 15, 2015
We hit a major momentum shift this week that proves school boards cannot keep ignoring this issue. Post the petition link to your Facebook feed today and email your local representative to demand this change.
12 Comments
If people understand about mental health and how it impacts on people and their families it will hopefully increase awareness and tolerance - surely a good thing!
I'm an occupational therapist and I think this a great opportunity for us to go in to schools and teach resilience skills - early intervention is the key.
As someone who suffers from depression & anxiety, I think this is a very important issue. I didn't know where to go to get help until I got to university, and suffered all through sixth form with my problems - which I shouldn't have had to do
As a teacher, I think this is very important and will help society to develop. It is a no brainer!
Essential element of education for young people. More needs to be done to improve awareness of the issues that affect young peoples mental health and support that can be accessed.
Teaching about mental health in schools would help reduce the stigma of mental illness. Valuable and vital in a world of ever growing numbers of people suffering from depression, anorexia, anxiety and a whole host of other mental illnesses.
This is horrible people need help
The stigma surrounding mental health is that it should be shunned and ignored as it isn't regarded as being a significant problem but not enough people are aware of mental health
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If people understand about mental health and how it impacts on people and their families it will hopefully increase awareness and tolerance - surely a good thing!