UK faculties are educating youngsters about psychological well being within the improper approach

Relatively than serving to, classes could also be encouraging pupils to dwell on damaging emotions with out the mandatory assist to handle them

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TEENAGERS are experiencing a psychological well being disaster. I'm not simply speaking concerning the enhance in psychological well being issues which have been reported in them over the previous decade or so. I'm speaking about what UK faculties are being requested to do in response.

Many secondary faculties within the UK – which educate these aged 11 as much as 18 – now educate psychological well being abilities, akin to mindfulness or strategies from cognitive behaviour remedy (CBT). In a “common” strategy, these classes are taught to all college students, no matter their stage of want. The thought is to provide all youngsters …