Caring for Student Mental Health

Working in education for the last 20 years has shown me that youth pressures are forever increasing and intensifying. The urgent need to be a part of the ‘cool or popular’ group, the impact of social media and an endless flow of perfect images, and application completion for ‘good schools’ are just a few things that impact youth today. When teens become overloaded, poor mental health can lead to underperformance at school, loneliness, depression, anxiety, and in extreme circumstances, death. This video teaches about student mental health issues and ways to help.