The Belfast Telegraph reports, “More than one in ten of Northern Ireland\u2019s schoolchildren are suffering from serious mental health problems including anorexia, bulimia, self-harming tendencies and depression – and teachers cannot cope.”<\/p>\n
The Ulster Teachers’ Union says these children “need much more support than they are currently receiving.”\u00a0 All post-primary schools have access to counseling, but this has not yet been extended to the primary sector.<\/p>\n
“The UK’s Mental Health Foundation says around 7% of pre-school children are living with a severe mental health problem and 12% of five to 16-year-olds have problems severe enough to need help.”\u00a0 The Bamford Report estimates 45,000 local children and adolescents have a moderate to severe mental health disorder.<\/p>\n
A former teacher says, “These statistics highlight the extent of the problem facing our young people and the need for sustained action by all of us – not just government, but society in general. Children are all our responsibility<\/em>.”<\/p>\n Original Source:\u00a0belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/news\/local-national\/12-of-northern-ireland-pupils-have-mental-health-issues-14139273.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Belfast Telegraph reports, “More than one in ten of Northern Ireland\u2019s schoolchildren are suffering from serious mental health problems including anorexia, bulimia, self-harming tendencies and depression – and teachers cannot cope.” The Ulster Teachers’ Union says these children “need much more support than they are currently receiving.”\u00a0 All post-primary schools have access to counseling,\u2026 Read More: Schoolchildren in Northern Ireland »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,15],"tags":[6,61,43],"class_list":["post-364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-worldwide","tag-children","tag-ireland","tag-students"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t