child mental health by mohd asif kanth
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CHILD MENTAL HEALTH
THERE IS NO HEALTH WITHOUT MENTAL HEALTH…
MENTAL HEALTH IS A STATE OF WELL BEING IN
WHICH EVERY INDIVIDUAL REALIZES HIS OR HER
OWN POTENTIALS CANE COPE WITH THE NORMAL
STRESSES OF LIFE CAN WORK PRODUCTIVELY
AND FRUITFULLY AND IS ABLE TO MAKE A
CONRIBUTION TO HER OR HIS COMMUNITY GOOD
MENTAL HEALTH IS VITAL FOR LEARNING AND
LIFE CHILDREN WHO ARE MENTALLY HEALTHY
ARE BETTER AQUIPPED TO MEET LIFE’S
CHALLENGES
MENTAL HEALTH
There Are A Myricid Of Factors That Can Impact AChild’s Mental Health Status, Both Positively AndNegatively. It Is Important To Recognize And Treat
Mental Illness In Children Early On .
Once Mental Illness Develops, It Becomes A Regular PartOf Their Life
All children face some mental health problems/issues, including:
Anxiety about school performance
Problems dealing with parents & teachers
Unhealthy peer pressure
Common developmental, adjustment problems
Fears about starting school
School phobia
Dealing with death or divorce
Feeling depressed or overwhelmed
Drug or alcohol use
Suicidal ideation
Worrying about sexuality
Facing tough decisions
Considering dropping out of school
BROKEN HOMES
POVERTY
LACK OF DISCIPLINE
LACK OF LOVE,CARE AND AFFECTION
PARTIAL TREATMENT OF CHILD
CROWDED HOMES
FAVOURITISM OR PARTIAL TREATMENT OF TEACHER
LOCATION OF SCHOOLS
LACK OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN SCHOOLS
EMOTIONAL CLIMATE IN SCHOOL
FACTORS EFFECTING MENTAL HEALTH
“Children are the
messages we send to a
time we will not see.”(Neil Postman)
“...mental health is inexorably linked with generalhealth, child care, and success in the classroom andinversely related to involvement in the juvenilejustice system.”
“A collaborative and coordinated effort isneeded among schools, families, andcommunities to ensure that all children andadolescents achieve positive academic andbehavioral outcomes.
• Schools are the logical point of entry to increase the efficacy of mental health services to children and adolescents.
• For nearly half of the children with serious emotional disturbances who receive mental health services at all, the school system has been the sole provider.
• Schools are already the primary providers of mental health services for all children.
• Offering services in the schools improves access to treatment.
Mental health is directly linked toeducational outcomes.Schools are the optimal place to developpsychological competence and to teachchildren about making informed andappropriate choices concerning their healthand many other aspects of their lives becauseschools are the only organization in oursociety to which virtually all children andadolescents are consistently exposed forextended periods of time. Schools are vitaland central community institutions.
As multidisciplinary entities, schools are thebest places to integrate and to coordinate theefforts of teachers, families, mental healthservice providers, and administrators to fosterthe mental health of students.
Accessible, affordable mental health servicesare most easily and consistently provided in theeducational setting. Problems of transportation,accessibility, and stigma are minimized whensuch services are provided in schools.
• Accessing students and their families who need mental health services is facilitated by contact through and at schools
• Addressing psychosocial and mental and physical health concerns is essential to the effective school performance of some students
• Universal prevention services provided to all students that seek to promote positive mental health and educational success
• Targeted prevention and intervention servicesthat seek to improve social-emotional skills and behaviors linked to positive mental health and educational success
• Intensive intervention services that seek to help students effectively cope with social-emotional and behavioral issues that impact positive mental health and educational success
• providing time, experience, and resources • supporting student involvement in activities that
foster health • ensuring that students and their families receive
needed comprehensive health services • planning jointly to develop relevant and appropriate
messages and services • delivering clear, consistent messages that support
mental health, include high but attainable expectations, and offer appropriate role modeling
• sharing facilities and encouraging participation by all relevant individuals and groups.
• Communicate a commitment to family involvement through supportive mission and policy statements.
• Provide opportunities for family members to express concerns and share solutions.
• Involve parents and other family members in planning, curriculum and policy development, and decision-making related to school mental health.
• Reinforce understanding and trusting relationships with families. • Provide training to develop staff skills for encouraging
collaboration with families. • Evaluate family involvement activities and adapt them if they
are not effective. • Establish frequent, clear communications with families.
• Encourage children's healthy behaviors by praising appropriate behaviors and acting as positive role models for children.
• Encourage children to adopt good eating and physical activity habits.
• Cooperate with schools and others in the community to provide for children's physical and mental health services.
• Learn about and reinforce the skills and messages in their children's mental health and physical education curricula and, if uncomfortable witha message,
discuss concerns with the school.
• Learn more about the local schools’ mental health programs.
• Advocate for school mental health programs by speaking at community forums, writing letters to the editors of local newspapers, lobbying school board members and administrators, and participating in relevant organizations.
• Meet with school personnel to determine what support they can offer to advance the school's or district's mental health objectives.
• School-based and school-linked services can be designed to address students' mental health needs using a variety of service options ranging from prevention to intensive intervention.
• The key to making mental health services effective is to ensure that they are comprehensive, coordinated, and accessible to students and families.
