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Mental health in our schools. What’s happening? Here is a report from Australia’s ABC news mentioning rising instances of anxiety, depression, cyber bullying with our school kids, and it’s showing up in primary schools in kids as young as 10.
Senior psychologist Beth Matters sees the unique challenges for teens first-hand in her work at the public high school in Canberra’s north. She said cyber bullying and stress, particularly regarding exams, were a major concern for students. And she said while anxiety and depression had increased in the past five years, there had been a decrease in some behavioural disturbances such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Ms Matters said mental health was “everyone’s business” beyond the final classroom bell.”
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