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
How will you show that students’ mental health has improved?
What evidence will you use?
- student and parent surveys
- track referrals - look for lowered numbers
- track reasons for referrals
- track suicidal ideation
- track attendance
and then we ran out of time....