Mental health-Week 3- Supporting students
Creating a positive classroom environment is key to helping students foster a good mental health.
‘Just as good physical health is more than the absence of disease, good mental health is much more than the absence of mental illness.’ – Supporting Minds
Mental Health is “the capacity of each and all of us to feel, think, and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being that respects the importance of culture, equity, social justice, interconnections and personal dignity.”
- Public Health Agency of Canada
Cultures and mental health
As educators, we need to be aware of a verity of cultural and sub cultural views on mental health. When dealing with students and parents we need to be sensitive to their views that may effect the way they view mental health.
Cultural Views may vary on:
Causation
Meaning
Family factors/ influence
Role of community/ society
Coping strategies
Treatment methods and seeking
Stigma
Trust
Teachers are on e of the key protective factors for children. It is vital we employ education strategies that encourage good mental health.
