Keeping Children Safe in Education – a review of the recent changes regarding student mental health
How to Support Student’s Mental Health During Coronavirus Around the world, children are already back in school or are preparing to return soon. They’re facing many changes and challenges from their regular routine. Classroom settings and protective measures vary greatly from country to country. Here is a snapshot of what classrooms look like around the
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What are the Dangers of Social Media for Kids? The internet can be a great place, when explored safely. The abundance of information available at our fingertips can also be deceptive and dangerous without the proper guidance and filters in place. For example, students have access suicide tips, articles, details about suicide attempts, and self-harm videos from across the globe. Within an educational
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Suicide Prevention: 10 Risk Factors You Need to Know Suicide is the second leading cause of death among school age youth. In 2015, approximately 18% of 9th to 12th graders seriously considered suicide with 9% having tried one or more times. Being a teenager is stressful. The combination of everyday stresses such as school, deadlines, and relationships along with the additional burden
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Tips for Using onGuard for Protecting Students Online The pandemic and social distancing continues to be challenging and stressful for everyone, particularly for students. Students are among those most at risk of developing depression and committing suicide. Closures to schools, parks, recreational facilities, after school activities and more because of the pandemic have also increased their feelings of isolation and disrupted their lives. Although teachers and parents are
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What are the Mental Health Issues Affecting Youth? A child’s life can be a never-ending array of ups and downs and heartbreak. While these life phases are inevitable and accepted as a normal part of growing up, there are instances when shifts in mood and behavior may be indicators of a larger, more daunting issue: mental illness. As adults, it may be
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How to Identify Mental Illness in Youth With 50-70% of mental health disorders showing up before 18 years of age, it’s important to identify youth who are struggling as early as possible. Mental health is a complex issue that requires a coordinated effort and multilevel approach from parents, schools, health care organizations, digital media outlets, and community outreach. Early detection
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The closure of schools and quarantine is taking a toll on the mental health of students. Daunting as it may be to broach the subject of mental health and kids, there’s reason to be optimistic. According to Parents for Children’s Mental Health, early intervention can address 70% of mental health cases in children.
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Protect Your Students and Employees with Free Remote Filtering Schools around the world have shifted to virtual instruction and employees are now working from home, which means that students and their families are relying on their devices more than ever. Schools and businesses need to think about how to keep their students and employees safe
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Several studies have found an association between social media use and depression, suicide rate, and other negative behaviours Originally published September 19, 2019 and updated April 9, 2020. As governments close schools, parks, recreational facilities and more because of COVID-19, students are feeling increasingly isolated and are turning to social media to connect with their
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The number of young people today experiencing mental health problems is on the rise. The statistics do paint a striking portrait…
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