A Report on Mental Health in School Students
A session for School Teachers
In continuation of observing the World Mental Health Day (WMHD) on KCG Campus, a half a day session on the topic “Mental Health in School Students”, was conducted for school teachers at F14. Teachers from various schools attended the program on 29th October, 2022 from 9.30 –1.00 pm. The overall objective is to help teachers to identify and respond towards the mental health needs in their studentsand identifying the suicidal tendencies in students, if any and offer/ seek experts help.
The resource person Ms Uma Suresh, Mental Health Counsellor & Psychotherapist spoke on identifying the academic/personal issues, mental health issues and respond on time and offer support in case of need. She also said that if it’s beyond the competency of the teachers, then they can reach out to the Principal / parents and seek experts help and support at the earliest.
Prof. Dr K Raman, MD Psychiatry, Saveetha Medical College spoke on the signs and symptoms of, when students can become suicidal, how to deal with them, when to maintain confidentiality and to breach the confidentiality in case of emergencies with case scenarios, which made the audience to understand better.
The speakers had the participants on their edge with an urge to learn. It was an interactive session. The participants had a good take away for their students.
“Make Mental Health and well-being for all a Global priority”.
