Minister McEntee launches Neart, the new programme of wellbeing and mental health supports in post-primary schools Supporting young people in school is essentialToday Neart is launched. The new national programme of mental health and wellbeing resources and training for secondary schools. It was developed in partnership between the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) and Jigsaw. We are also highlighting the issue of school refusal, which has sadly been growing in prevalence, and a consulation that was held to get young people's take on how issues around social media and online dangers should be dealt with. All the best, Ian from Jigsaw School Refusal: Supporting a Young Person Facing School DifficultiesSchool refusal comes hand in hand with low self-esteem and distress and it can be tough to know how to help a young person who is unhappy in school. What would ‘social media policy’ look like if young people had a say? We asked.Young people are at the centre of all this and deserve a voice in how policies around tech will impact their lives. |
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