Policy action needed to promote mental well-being of adolescents: Experts
Immediate policy action is needed for promoting the mental well-being of adolescents and a crucial aspect of school-based mental health is the sensitisation of teachers, according to experts. Sajjan R, the director of the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Bihar, said, "Promoting the well-being of students is crucial to their mental health, educational attainment and holistic development. This is also the focus of the NEP 2020. The role of schools and teachers in ensuring this cannot be emphasised enough. Resilience and well-being are being included in all our teacher trainings, and the first orientation of 40,000 teachers has recently been completed, he said. Sajjan made the comments at a day-long conference on Promoting Adolescent Wellbeing in Every School: Bihar Leads the Way, which saw brainstorming sessions amongst policymakers, educators, and mental health experts to help devise strategies to meet the urgent need. "We hope to reach every middle school17-04-2023