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Mar 7, 2023 · In Ontario, an estimated one in five children and youth has a mental health challenge. Early identification and prevention services can make a critical difference for a student who is having difficulty with their thoughts, behaviour, or emotions.
Research has shown that school-based mental health interventions, delivered universally or in targeted ways by school staff, can reduce students’ experiences of mental health problems. Embedding programming into daily practice appears to yield the highest benefits.
This report describes physical health indicators, mental health indicators, bullying, gambling and related problems, video gaming and related problems, and other risk behaviours among Ontario students in 2017 and changes since 1991, where available.
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ntal health has become one of the most urgent issues facing postsecondary education (PSE). More students are navigating wellness challenges than ever before, and PSE campuses have seen double or triple the instances of depressive symptoms, anxiety, eating disorders and psychotic symptoms since the mid-1990s (Armstrong & Young, 2015), as well as ...
Given the high prevalence of mental health problems, and the relatively low rates of community service use, it is important to consider alterna-tive sites and methods for promoting the social-emotional wellbeing of Canada’s young people. Schools can promote positive mental health, identify and intervene early to prevent
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Outcomes of student engagement in mental health and well-being initiatives for caring adults, schools, and systems: Enhanced information and understanding of students’ needs and wants to allow for better identification and support of mental health challenges and barriers to accessing support.
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School Mental Health Assist (smh-ASSIST.ca) and other sources, to support enhancing the capacity of school leaders and staff to support the mental health and well-being of students. INtroduction