Student health and wellbeing

This article discusses some findings from recent studies on the mental health of young people. It then uses findings from an evaluation of Travellers—an early intervention programme for secondary school students (generally in Year 9) who are having difficulty coping with life events and transitions —to show how this programme can be used in a school setting to support young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Travellers aims to build young people’s resilience, confidence, self-esteem and feelings of connectedness.

Covers information on three topics: "Human development and relationships in the school curriculum", "Moral education in Ontario" and "Twenty years after—a long-term follow-up of the 1955 cohort of entrants to university in New Zealand".

There seems to be an increase in children entering school with globally delayed development, including poor gross and fine motor skills. What ways are there to increase these students’ skills so they are able to access more activities?