Latest figures show that one in five children and young people are suffering with their mental health. Recent research has shown that over 50% of children and young people are identifying their experiences of school as the biggest contributing factor of their poor mental health, noting high levels of pressure and psychological distress caused by school practices.
The pandemic often gets the blame. However, children’s mental health had been declining way before then. Over the last 15 years I have been alarmed by the increasing number of children presenting with school-related anxiety, trauma, and burnout. I see children who are excluded from school one way or another, children who feel worthless, and children who are so burnt out due to their experiences of school that they can barely leave the house and no longer see the point in living.
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