A Systematic Approach to Promoting Student Mental Health.

Submitted: Feb 26, 2024 (06:52 pm)

The education system plays an important role in contributing to enhanced positive mental health in children and youth. Promoting and supporting positive mental health and welcoming, caring, respectful, and safe learning environments is vital to ensuring children and youth are resilient better able to learn, achieve success and build healthy relationships. This is the shared responsibility of parents, educators, community and government. Alberta Education website https://www.alberta.ca/mental-health-in-schools#jumplinks-0

What system education leader practices are necessary to ensure that positive student mental health is being promoted throughout your school authority?

 

February 29, 2024 (02:03 pm)
valerie.dyck says:
Continuous messaging to remove the stigma from mental health. System leaders need to be aware of local context and needs and be visionary leaders to develop programs that respond to local needs and contexts. Advocate for resources (money, staffing and longevity of initiatives). Partnerships as a practice. Using data-based evidence to inform decisions.