We can aim higher than ‘off-the-shelf’ mental health lessons
Mike Arminger, a teacher and mental health advisor to education, speaks to Mark Brown about his desires for planned compulsory mental health lessons to become genuinely aspirational.
Language used in mental health education ‘should be led by lived experience’
The final results from Mental Health Today's Teach Me Well polling reveals public backing for a collaborative approach to shaping mental health language, led by lived experience.
No one should be shamed for trying to understand what is affecting them: A defence of self-diagnosis
Chloe Wilkinson, who lives with Dissociative Identity Disorder, examines why there is no shame in seeking an explanation for distressing symptoms.
Over 9 in 10 want children to be taught how to support others with mental health issues
An overwhelming majority of Mental Health Today readers want schools to teach children how to support other children. Here, the Department for Education's draft proposal for the new mental health curriculum…
I thought that there was something wrong with me or I was just a bad person
Ann-Marie D'Arcy-Sharpe, 32, reflects upon her experiences of growing up with undiagnosed Bipolar Disorder and the merits of a mandatory mental health curriculum.
Lessons from Alfred Adler: the influential figure in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy you’ve never heard of
Cognitive Behavioral Therapist Michael O'Sullivan reflects upon what we can learn from Alfred Adler who he deems "the father of CBT".
Eight in ten concerned by ‘judgmental’ mental health lessons
The government will share its finalised plans for mental health education later this month, possibly as early as next week. Lessons will become compulsory next year.
Mental health education in schools – what’s not to like?
Mental health lessons are coming to the national curriculum next year. Teachers should be empowered to acknowledge that mental health is a contested area, argues psychologist and lecturer Anne Cooke. Ask…
Research shows link between lack of sleep and “worry” in children and young people
Place2Be, a children's mental health charity, found a link between "worrying" and lack of sleep. The research highlights the things which children across different age ranges are most likely to…
It’s not “just a film”: the damaging effects of misrepresenting Dissociative Identity Disorder
Jessica, who lives with Dissociative Identity Disorder, discusses the effects of negative media representations on those with the disorder.
