The only reason why people are always raising awareness about mental health is due to the fact that it is not as equally prioritised as every other issue in the world is.
However, as recent news indicates, schools have started raising awareness about mental health and always encouraged kids, at least a majority of them, to speak up about their mental health. In fact, more and more schools are trying to incorporate practices alike to make the life of kids a little more hassle-free.
Mental health awareness is one of the primary issues for all educators, who are in fact known as the first line of defence for the students. Many education professionals have started recognising the impact a student’s mental health can potentially have on the chain of their achievements and learning patterns, thus contributing to creating a global awareness to prioritise mental health as much as humanly possible.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has claimed that about one in a group of five people live with some sort of mental disorder or disease. In spite of the fact that the average age to even exhibit signs of mental illnesses is 14, most adolescents keep hushed until about they hit adulthood. Underlining the gravity of the situation, it has been reported that almost 60 per cent of high school students suffering from mental illnesses do not graduate. The seriousness of the case has forever only increased in size, especially because mental health is not as openly discussed as it should be in the 21st century. It is important to:
- Integrate comprehensive support and services in every grade level.
- Providing easy access to all behavioural and mental health programs and services.
- Building collaborative relationships with the student’s family circle.
- Providing easy access to specialists, experts, and people in charge of the mental health department.
Thus, raising awareness about mental health today is extremely vital, whether or not inside school premises.