Kate Middleton's New Website Will Help Teachers Talk About Mental Health
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Kate Middleton's New Website Will Help Teachers Talk About Mental Health
Mental health problems are known to cause instability in the lives of adults. Sadly, only little attention is paid to children suffering from them. Furthermore, mental health problems can be even more devastating among kids.
In this light, the Duchess of Cambridge has just launched a new website called Mentally Healthy Schools. This new project is powered by the Royal Foundation. It is part of her Heads Together initiative and designed to support the mental well-being of students in the UK.
Today, we are launching ‘Mentally Healthy Schools’ – our new initiative to support children’s mental well-being in schools.
Visit https://t.co/Y0410qtz8v to find out more
Or follow @heads_together on Instagram for live updates pic.twitter.com/he25jYTNGO
— Heads Together (@heads_together) 23 січня 2018 р.
The quantity of individuals with mental health problems usually starts escalating by the time they reach their teens. In children, mental health problems can manifest the attention deficits, isolation, and lower assimilation rates.
It is a free & easy to use website for teachers, where they can find reliable & practical resources to help support their pupils’ mental health.
And with 1 in 10 children experiencing a mental health issue before they turn 11, improving well-being in junior schools is critical.
— Heads Together (@heads_together) 23 січня 2018 р.
The new website is free to use and contains resources to aid teachers and school staff in better understanding mental health. It also provides practical guides on how to offer support to kids.
Supporting mental well-being in children
For Her Royal Highness, the mental well-being of children is very important. Children spend a lot of time with their teachers at schools. Thus, this puts teachers in the ideal position to assist troubled children.
When we intervene early in life, we help avoid problems that are much more challenging to address in adulthood.
"The role of teachers is absolutely vital. You are uniquely placed to help children speak about their mental and emotional challenges and direct parents and carers to the right support."
– The Duchess of Cambridge @KensingtonRoyal pic.twitter.com/E6S5YMjGlD
— Heads Together (@heads_together) 23 січня 2018 р.
For the most part, teachers are not ill-equipped to handle children with mental health problems. The website is expected to reduce the strain on teachers by providing adequate resources.
Resources will also provide information to teachers on what to look out for in children in order to aid early detection of mental health problems or developmental disorders.
Year 3 class welcomes The Duchess to their lesson, where their teacher is using resources from the website to make rose tinted glasses with the pupils.
The activity is designed to help children think more positively about their life & how this in turn makes them more resilient. pic.twitter.com/xdAUuVZ5ox
— Heads Together (@heads_together) 23 січня 2018 р.
Above all, teachers will also learn how to deal with students who are suffering emotional trauma due to loss of relatives, peer pressure, and even eating disorders.
Yesterday, we launched Mentally Healthy Schools – our new initiative to support the mental well-being of young children in schools.
The Duchess met with teachers & pupils to talk about why these resources will make such a difference.
Visit https://t.co/Y0410qtz8v to learn more. pic.twitter.com/3H5KsJIMro
— Heads Together (@heads_together) 24 січня 2018 р.
Children suffering emotional trauma can get help
Furthermore, children will also be encouraged to approach their teachers if they have issues they would like to discuss. Over 1,500 relevant resources are included on the website. They are specially designed to fit into the curriculum for primary schools in England.
The Duchess of Cambridge today launched ‘Mentally Healthy Schools’, a @heads_together initiative to equip teachers with the right resources to support children’s mental health at school. In her speech at Roe Green Junior School, Her Royal Highness discussed the vital role that teachers play in tackling children’s mental health issues, and how the new @heads_together online resource can transform schools’ access to high-quality information.
A “quality assurance group” has thoroughly vetted by all resources. This is to ensure that the content is suitable for children at this school level.
My own commitment is to the youngest and most vulnerable in their early years – babies, toddlers and schoolchildren – and to support all those who care for them.
Her inspiration
The Duchess of Cambridge has two kids of her own, George and Charlotte. She is expecting a third soon. Many observers believe that her own children are a big motivation for her involvement in projects that have to do with children.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are pleased to share a new photograph of their family. The image features on Their Royal Highnesses’ Christmas card this year. The photograph shows The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their two children at Kensington Palace. It was taken earlier this year by @chrisjacksongetty Their Royal Highnesses have also announced this morning that Princess Charlotte will attend the Willcocks Nursery School in London from January 2018. The Willcocks Nursery School has said: "We are delighted that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have chosen the Willcocks Nursery School for Princess Charlotte. We look forward to welcoming Charlotte to our nursery in January."
Most of all, Her Highness believes that children deserve to grow up happy and without strife. She is mindful of how she raises her children. The Duchess of Cambridge limits the children’s access to iPads. Her goal is to raise kids in a healthy, friendly, and stable environment.
This is a short video showing highlights of the launch.
The launch took place at Roe Green Junior School in Kingsbury, London.