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mental health school programs for children

Schools provide many opportunities for children. In addition to education, there are opportunities to learn how to make friends, play sports, participate in group activities and be rewarded for performing well. Most children cope well with school life. However, some struggle from the start,while others who seemed to be doing well start failing in later years. A school mental health programme aims to do two important things:
• to identify and help those children who are having difficulties coping with school life, whether
it is studies or social activities in school;
• to ensure that the overall school environment provides a safe and supportive atmosphere for children to learn and grow.

mental health school programs for children This section deals specifically with school mental health for primary and secondary school years.
Some health workers provide a regular school health programme. Expanding the scope of such programmes provides the easiest way of promoting school mental health. Working in partnership
with teachers is crucial, since most interventions will need to be delivered by the teacher. Also, the teacher is often the first person to notice that a child is having difficulties or might have a problem.

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