2. WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH ?
• MENTAL HEALTH refers to the
maintenance of successful mental activity.
This includes:
Psychological development
Productive social relationships
Effective listening
Ability to care for oneself
Good physical health
Effective economic participation as adults
in Later years.
4. Many of the mental disorders begin at the exact
time that youth are in or entering schools ,
colleges or universities.
PDD
ADHD
Anxiety Panic
Depression
BIPOLAR
Schizophrenia
5. What impact do you think this{mental health
problems} has on students?
School dropouts
Difficulties in learning
Behavioral difficulties
Emotional difficulties
Performance difficulties
School failures
Stress
6. WHY SCHOOLS???
Because schools can act
as a safety net ,
protecting children
from hazards which
affect their learning ,
development and
psychosocial learning.
7. SCHOOLS are strongest institutions in
the child’s life which enhance self –
esteem, confidence and promote positive
development.
9. SCHOOL MENTAL PROGRAMMES ARE
EFFECTIVE IN:
• Improving learning
• Mental well being
• Treating mental disorders
• Higher school attendance rates
• Enhanced academic success
• Less school drop outs
• Reduced criminal behavior
• Reduce drug use , alcohol
consumption and cigarette smoking
In children and adolescence.
11. PROMOTING PSYCHOSOCIAL
COMPETENCE:
Decision making and problem solving
Critical and creative thinking
Communication and interpersonal
relationship skills
Self-awareness and empathy
Skills for coping with emotions and stressors
12. MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION
The brain and behavior
Psychological and emotional development
The effects of stress
Successful coping strategies{ideally linked to life skills
classes}
Common psychological problems in youth and families
Risk factors
How and where to seek assistance
Healthy relationships between the sexes{including sex
education as appropriate}
13. TEACHER training institutions:
Life skills education
Basic knowledge of risk factors
Basic knowledge of mental disorders
Ability to recognize psychosocial and mental
disorders
Classroom management of psychosocial problems
Mental health interventions
Use of referral resources
14. IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION:
IDENTICATION OF PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS:
Smoking, substance abuse, too early sexual activity
and life endangering adventures.
Changes or deviations in emotions or behaviors.
Like:
o aggressiveness, excessive shyness .
o Worsening of interpersonal relationships.
o Poor school attendance.
o Decline in academic performance.
o Irritable and widely fluctuating moods.
15. IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION:
o Changes in peer group
o Frequent risk taking behaviors
o Obsessive and compulsive behaviors
o Unusually exaggerated or repressed feelings
associated with physical illness
o Learning problems
17. INSTRUMENTS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF
PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS AND MENTAL
DISORDERS
The children’s behavior questionnaires
The AML behavior rating scale
The classroom adjustment rating scale
The health resource inventories
The child behavior checklist
The brief pupil evaluation inventory
Draw a person test
Sentence completion tests