These days, we are seeing a proliferation of students in the classroom exhibiting a variety of different mental health issues. Since we as educators play a major role in the development of children and youth, it is important that we are aware of these mental health issues, how they may affect our students, and how we can contribute to the positive mental health of all of our students.
I gathered a variety of resources that I thought might be useful, including some research materials, some general information websites, as well as some specific content for educators involving mental health in the classroom. Hopefully it can be of use to some of you!
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As I read your post I am halfway through a 2 day Violence Threat/Risk Assessment (VTRA) training session. Today was spent examining extreme examples of situations involving students with profound mental health issues. Children's mental health certainly is front and center in education these days, and is likely to consume more of our time and attention in the future.
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