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lobally, the impact of poor mental health on productivity in the workplace is estimated to be nearly US$2.5 trillion a year. This is expected to rise to US$6 trillion by 2030,
according to the Mental Health Foundation and governments are sitting up and taking notice. This year, the UK government will hold its first Global Ministerial
Mental Health Summit, bringing together leading academics and ministers from more than 30 countries. Health and social care secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said, “When you look at the extraordinary prevalence and impact on people’s lives, it is clear that mental illness is fast becoming one of the defining global health challenges of the 21st century. Until recently, this hasn’t had the profile it deserves on a global stage.” The impact of poor mental health is not just seen in adults. In
fact, the UK government has already pledged £1.7 billion to help improve children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. £300 million of which has been earmarked to provide better support in tackling the problem in schools. At the 37th annual COBIS conference in London, ex-headteacher
and expert in adolescent emotional wellbeing, Dick Moore, shared his advice on helping students to maintain a sense of wellbeing through life’s ups and downs and explained what to look for in a mentally healthy school. “The pressures on children to achieve are astronomical compared
to the past,” said Mr Moore. “Children are going into a world of pressure. We have to prepare them for it – education is so much more than just getting top grades.”
Assessing student wellbeing Schools spend hours on academic assessment and staff appraisals
but Mr Moore said that when schools allocate time to assessing student mental health it makes a huge difference to student wellbeing and achievement. His beliefs are backed up by a recent economic evaluation of the UK charity Place2Be’s one-on-one counselling service in primary schools. For every £1 spent, the return (in terms of better student job prospects, lower rates of illness and crime) was equated to £6.20 – a six-fold return.
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