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Supporting Young People’s Mental Health: Reconceptualizing the Role of Schools or a Step Too far?

Glazzard, Jonathan; Stones, Samuel

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Samuel Stones



Abstract

This article provides an overview of the United Kingdom government’s strategy for children’s mental health in schools. Critique of the mental health policy document demonstrates that the government has adopted a clinical approach to resolving the mental health “crisis” among children and young people. We argue that a clinical solution, implemented in schools, is not based on robust evidence and that the policy reflects a medical model which positions children and young people with mental ill health through a deficit lens. We argue that the government should, instead, adopt a systemic response which directly addresses the underlying factors which cause mental ill health rather than implementing a clinical approach in schools. We argue that a clinical response at the level of the individual is not appropriate for most children and young people with mental ill health and that there needs to be an urgent review of policy.

Citation

Glazzard, J., & Stones, S. (2021). Supporting Young People’s Mental Health: Reconceptualizing the Role of Schools or a Step Too far?. Frontiers in Education, 5, Article 607939. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2020.607939

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 18, 2020
Online Publication Date Feb 8, 2021
Publication Date Feb 9, 2021
Deposit Date Oct 25, 2023
Publicly Available Date Nov 2, 2023
Journal Frontiers in Education
Publisher Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 5
Article Number 607939
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2020.607939
Keywords Mental health; Wellbeing; Schools; Education; Special needs
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4424992

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Copyright © 2021 Glazzard and Stones. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.





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