Checklist for schools on mental health

By James Tweed, Nursery World, 21 June 2001

Primary schools should do more to identify and support children at risk of developing mental health problems, says a leading mental health charity. A report by the Mental Health Foundation, called I want to be your friend but I don't know how, published yesterday (Wednesday), examines the impact of a number of projects funded by the charity which evaluated specific support for children aged four to eight who were showing signs of depression, isolation or disruptive behaviour in school.

Primary schools should do more to identify and support children at risk of developing mental health problems, says a leading mental...

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