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Welcome to the Association of Mental Health In Education, a new association for those involved in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people across the UK!
State of the Nation: report released on children’s wellbeing in 2021-22.
A newly released report from the Department for Education collates and reports on children's wellbeing measures between September 2021 and July 2022. Extract from General Discussion (p17-18): "the findings presented in this report suggest an inconsistent recovery of...
Social media use in adolescence predicts life satisfaction
Research published in Nature Communications has found the high social media use in adolescence is linked to lower life satisfaction and lower social media use is linked to higher life satisfaction. They also found: Young people are most susceptible to this impact...
An Interview with the Founder of the Network
To kick off our series of webinars, we are delighted to interview Richard Daniel Curtis, the founder of the Network about his reasons for starting the Network. https://vimeo.com/655400331
Stress, burnout, anxiety and depression in teachers report released
Education Support, alongside Cooper Gibson Research have undertaken a literature review of the impact of stress, burnout, anxiety and depression on teachers. They found that (p4): "Evidence for the impact of stress, burnout, anxiety and depressionThe evidence suggests...
TES SEN Show Presentation – Social and Emotional Impact of the Pandemic
On 8th and 9th October 2021, Richard Daniel Curtis, the Lead of the National Network of Mental Health Leads is giving a presentation on the Social and Emotional Impact of the Pandemic. Based on research undertaken throughout the pandemic, Richard speaks about common...
Mental health and wellbeing support in schools and colleges
Available at Mental health and wellbeing support in schools and colleges - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Released on 2nd June 2021 Whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing Taking a coordinated and evidence-informed approach to mental health and wellbeing...