How Could Mental Health Be Promoted Within Primary Education?
Ellena Barnett - St20100668 How Could Mental Health Be Promoted Within Primary Education? In recent years, the awareness of mental health has become a big topic across the country; it is important to understand that dealing with mental health is not an issue that only adults deal with, with one in ten children having a diagnosable mental health disorder, that is roughly three children in every classroom (Young Minds, 2017). The Mental Health Foundation (no date) states that being mentally healthy does not mean that you do not have a mental health problem, and that it is important to understand that everyone has mental health and is just as important as good physical health. An individual’s mental health does not always stay the same, with it changing depending on certain circumstances and as a person moves through different stages of their life (Mental Health Foundation, no date). Within England, a study was carried out by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Fam