Critics say 2019 launch of vital mental health plan is not soon enoughChildren suffering from anxiety and depression will be offered counselling at school under government plans to tackle a widely reported crisis in young people’s mental health. Pupils in England will be able to attend sessions with therapists at school or college in an attempt to stay any psychological difficulties deepening into lifelong issues.
Every school will also be required to appoint a teacher to co-ordinate improved support for the posthaste-growing number of children who are struggling mentally,many self-harming as a result of bullying, exam stress, and dissatisfaction with their body shape,troubles at home and other factors.
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Source: guardian.co.uk