Everyone working with young people should have a basic knowledge of mental health. On average, three students in every class will have a mental health problem. Many people don't know how to handle young people with these problems. Learn to deal with us properly, and stop us from being treated like criminals when problems arise. Each school should have a full-time counsellor, who is separate from the school nurse, and a specified teacher to deal with young people with mental health problems.
I have just taken my GCSEs, which was a struggle. I had to leave some exams due to panic attacks. If staff and teachers knew how to handle this properly, these problems could have been avoided. In September, I hope to start my A-levels. At one college, I have been offered additional support, as is everyone who states they have mental health problems. Hopefully, this will make things easier for me, and not turn my education into a battle against the system.
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