Research evidence from the USA suggests “psychosocial” interventions such as counselling can improve school attendance. So a team from the University of Cambridge and charity Place2Be, which specialises in school-based mental health support, set out to explore whether school-based, one-to-one counselling has an impact on pupils’ attendance.
Method
The researchers analysed data on 7,405 children and young people aged four to 19 from 392 primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales. All received school-based one-to-one counselling delivered by trained Place2Be counsellors between August 2016 and December 2019. The study team compared children’s school attendance records before and after receiving the counselling to see if there were any improvements.
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