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Supporting mental health and emotional wellbeing at school

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  • Academic Resilience Approach

How can you best support mental health and emotional wellbeing at school? – by young people from the mental health participation group, Download; the East Sussex Youth Cabinet, and with help from Lisa Buttery at boingboing

This short guide includes tips for teachers and school staff schools as recommended by young people. It includes ideas for raising awareness and challenging stigma, promoting positive mental health, and a list of ten things NOT to do, plus a resource section with further sources of support.

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