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Mental Health 91传媒 in Schools

Mental Health 91传媒 is part of the Character and Citizenship 91传媒 (CCE) curriculum. It provides our students with knowledge, values, and competencies to develop and enhance their mental well-being and surface mental health issues. Students learn to exercise care for their personal mental wellbeing, as well as that of others.

As part of resilience building to prepare students to overcome current and future challenges, the CCE curriculum employs a strengths-based approach. It recognises that all students are capable of developing resilience by tapping on their:

• Internal strengths, or the mindsets (I Am) and skills (I Can) that empower them to resolve challenges faced, and
• External strengths, or the environment (I Have), consisting of the people around them who provide structure, support, help and care.

Key Mental Health 91传媒 Messages

• Mental health is part of overall health, which includes physical and social well-being.
• Resilience can be strengthened, like a muscle, each time we face a challenge and overcome it.
• We need to be able to differentiate normal stresses from a state of distress and take steps, including seeking help, to address it. Prolonged distress may lead to mental health problems.
• Help-seeking is not a sign of weakness but an act of strength as it leads to better outcomes.
• We have a responsibility to fight stigma by being careful with our words and actions, as well as ensure we have an accurate understanding about mental illnesses.

What is covered within Mental Health 91传媒

Mental Health is taught explicitly through CCE lessons. Examples of topics for mental health are:

• Strengthening resilience and well-being (e.g. emotional literacy and regulation, having a healthy lifestyle, overcoming challenges, having a growth mindset, being grateful)
• Differentiating between stress and distress (e.g. managing stress, identifying signs of distress)
• Enhancing help-seeking behaviour (e.g. know when and where to seek help)
• Showing care and empathy to others (e.g. caring for family, friends and people in our community)

Beyond the classroom, the CCE curriculum provides students with many authentic learning opportunities outside of the classroom to practise their skills and internalise their learning. These can occur during CCAs, school camps, and day-to-day interactions in school.

Primary

Mental Health 91传媒 at the Primary level includes learning outcomes such as:

• Developing critical social-emotional knowledge and skills, such as emotional literacy and regulation, positivity, self-control, problem-solving and help-seeking
• Learning healthy lifestyle habits (e.g. getting sufficient sleep) to enhance their mental well-being
• Building students’ resilience and equipping them to face challenges such as stressful experiences, transitions, failures and unhealthy expectations
• Developing empathy and care for others who may be struggling

Secondary

Mental Health 91传媒 at the Secondary level includes learning outcomes such as:

• Further developing critical social-emotional skills, such as emotion regulation, self-control, coping, problem-solving, seeking help, and goal setting
• Maintaining healthy lifestyle habits and to view setbacks as opportunities to learn and grow
• Addressing contemporary issues, such as stress, anxieties, uncertainties, unhealthy expectations, social comparisons, impact of digital lifestyle, stigma, and the barriers to help-seeking

Pre-university

Mental Health 91传媒 at the Pre-University level includes learning outcomes such as:

• Examining and managing the internal and external factors that may influence students’ sense of purpose and self and strengthen their sense of hope and wellbeing
• Exploring the difference between mental health problems and illnesses, learning to look out for and take better care of themselves and others
• Advocating against personal and social stigmas related to mental health and actively co-create a caring and enabling environment in their schools, families and communities
• Navigating the help-seeking landscape and taking active steps to deal with life challenges, increasing responsibilities and future uncertainties

Ecosystem of Support

All schools have an ecosystem of support in place to support students’ well-being. Please refer to the Counselling and Student Welfare page for more information.

Support at home

Parents play a key role in their children’s mental well-being. The Parenting For Wellness Initiative aims to equip parents of school-going children with the knowledge and skills necessary to foster strong parent-child relationships and enhance their children's emotional resilience.

To access the Parenting for Wellness Toolbox, click .

If you would like personalised tips to support you on your parenting journey, please access the Parenting for Wellness website at .