According to the union, almost 80 % of schools are providing support
for children with mental health issues from general school budgets, «stepping in where cuts in health and social care funding have failed to meet the growing demand for support».
The «overwhelming» majority of heads (93 per cent) said this was simply because there were
more children with mental health issues — but 77 per cent reported that a lack of support from local authorities or mental health services was another factor.
Forty per cent of young people surveyed said a teacher trained in dealing with bullying would have made a difference to them, but of the 170 teachers who responded to the survey, only 30 per cent there was adequate support at school to
help children with mental health issues.
«I welcome adults of all gender and sexual orientations, with varying mental health concerns for individual, couple and family therapy, especially: parents
raising children with mental health issues and disabilities including high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder; depression, anxiety, social problems, and learning and developmental disabilities; history of sexual abuse; crisis counseling and stress management; relationships.
Children with mental health issues or those who have experienced traumatic circumstances may be particularly vulnerable.
This training highlights best practices in the areas of collaboration, service planning, permanency planning, and placement related to the case process for
a child with mental health issues.
Obviously
some children with mental health issues are very disruptive, very active, very lively and energetic, disrupt other children's play and sometimes lack social skills and obviously this interferes with them forming friendships and developing that sense of belonging and being part of the group.