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What Educators Can Do in Classrooms and Schools Learn more about mental health by taking a mental health awareness training. Promote social and emotional competency and build resilience. Help ensure a positive, safe school environment. Teach and reinforce positive behaviors and decision-making. Encourage helping others.

Improved academic performance: Students who prioritise their mental health are better able to manage stress, anxiety, and depression, which can lead to better academic performance. Better relationships: Good mental health can lead to improved social connections and better relationships with peers, family, and friends.

Stress factors at school—such as unempathetic and unsupportive teacher-student relationships and a poor classroom or school climate—increase the risk for children and adolescents of developing mental health problems.

But research shows that feeling overwhelming school-related stress actually reduces your motivation to do the work, impacts your overall academic achievement, and increases your odds of dropping out. Stress can also cause health problems such as depression, poor sleep, substance abuse, and anxiety.

In addition, light that's too bright at night disrupts sleep and therefore mood. Furthermore, how messy and disorganized our space is directly influences our mental health. In a study of women's cortisol levels compared to their husbands', the wives with cluttered homes had higher stress and a more depressed mood.

Develop early intervention services for students in need of additional supports such as skill groups to deal with grief, anger, anxiety, sadness, and so on. Develop treatment programs and services that address the various mental health needs of students. Develop student and family supports and resources.

Teaching mental health in schools can also: Promote self-care and physical well-being. Encourage students to talk about their feelings. Build self-esteem and self-confidence. Foster a school culture of empathy and acceptance. Reduce bullying and school violence.

Stress, life events, past experiences and genet- ics all play a part in determining our mental health. Student life exposes in- dividuals to risk factors affecting mental health including financial worries, periods of transition, substance use, parental pressure, culture shock and disconnection from previous supports.

What Educators Can Do in Classrooms and Schools Learn more about mental health by taking a mental health awareness training. Promote social and emotional competency and build resilience. Help ensure a positive, safe school environment. Teach and reinforce positive behaviors and decision-making. Encourage helping others.

Improved academic performance: Students who prioritise their mental health are better able to manage stress, anxiety, and depression, which can lead to better academic performance. Better relationships: Good mental health can lead to improved social connections and better relationships with peers, family, and friends.

Stress factors at school—such as unempathetic and unsupportive teacher-student relationships and a poor classroom or school climate—increase the risk for children and adolescents of developing mental health problems.

But research shows that feeling overwhelming school-related stress actually reduces your motivation to do the work, impacts your overall academic achievement, and increases your odds of dropping out. Stress can also cause health problems such as depression, poor sleep, substance abuse, and anxiety.

In addition, light that's too bright at night disrupts sleep and therefore mood. Furthermore, how messy and disorganized our space is directly influences our mental health. In a study of women's cortisol levels compared to their husbands', the wives with cluttered homes had higher stress and a more depressed mood.

Develop early intervention services for students in need of additional supports such as skill groups to deal with grief, anger, anxiety, sadness, and so on. Develop treatment programs and services that address the various mental health needs of students. Develop student and family supports and resources.

Teaching mental health in schools can also: Promote self-care and physical well-being. Encourage students to talk about their feelings. Build self-esteem and self-confidence. Foster a school culture of empathy and acceptance. Reduce bullying and school violence.

Stress, life events, past experiences and genet- ics all play a part in determining our mental health. Student life exposes in- dividuals to risk factors affecting mental health including financial worries, periods of transition, substance use, parental pressure, culture shock and disconnection from previous supports.