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A Cross-cultural Perspective of Children's Mental Health in School: An Exacerbated Issue during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wong, KK-Y; (2022) A Cross-cultural Perspective of Children's Mental Health in School: An Exacerbated Issue during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In: Holliman, A and Sheehy, K, (eds.) Overcoming Adversity in Education. Routledge: London, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

Good mental health is important for children’s learning. Schools are well-placed to promote healthy classrooms and learners. However, available mental health assessments and services for specific populations and cultures often do not translate to younger years, hence support for school children scoring under clinical cut-offs for mental health referral and treatment are limited. How might we fill this gap in services when the demand for mental health support is clearly needed? This chapter reviews the evidence for school-based mental health support crossculturally and discusses the importance of healthy classrooms for children’s development. A shift towards a dimensional preventative approach to mental health is needed to maximise children’s achievement and life outcome.

Type: Book chapter
Title: A Cross-cultural Perspective of Children's Mental Health in School: An Exacerbated Issue during the COVID-19 Pandemic
ISBN-13: 9781032017785
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: https://www.routledge.com/Overcoming-Adversity-in-...
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Mental Health; School; Developmental; Culture; Transition
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10139030
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