Coronavirus: Impact on young people with mental health needs - Survey 3: Autumn 2020 - return to school

youngminds.org.uk While it is welcome that schools have re-opened and that young people are able to return to education, our survey indicates that the transition back to school has been very challenging for many young people with existing mental health needs. [...] Being in the LGBTQ community, I get bullied a lot and nothing gets said.” youngminds.org.uk Mental health support at school What types of mental health support and information are available at school? Young people in our survey said they were aware of the following types of mental health support in their school: 60% a school counsellor 54% support from teachers 42% access to information about wher. [...] Teachers and school staff 15% of young people agreed that their school has offered enough information and support for their mental health, 58% disagreed 14% of young people agreed that their teachers have been more understanding of their mental health needs since lockdown, 49% disagreed 27% of respondents said that they had teachers and staff that they could talk to about how they are feeling. [...] A number of young people that had transitioned from school to college said that they were unsure about how to access mental health support at their new institution and that they did not feel confident talking to their new teachers in the same way that they had in the past. [...] In the longer term, the Government should follow through on its plans to improve mental health support in schools through the NHS Long Term Plan, and also ensure that all schools have the resources they need to take a whole-school approach to mental health.