ERIC Number: EJ1410894
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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A Creative Ecological Approach to Supporting Young People with Mental Health Challenges in Schools
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), v37 n2 p372-383 2024
Holistic and ecological approaches to mental health support have been identified by many as best-practice approaches for creating and sustaining well-being. Those who experience mental health challenges including, for example, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), often struggle to find adequate, sustainable and ongoing care from clinical settings, and recent research shows that additional strategies such as peer support programs, arts approaches, and holistic school-based collaboration work effectively. More generally, the mainstream population continues to suffer from outdated, overly medicalised and frequently inaccurate notions of the experience of poor mental health and the effective support of those who suffer, and peer- and school-integrated approaches go some way toward better education about mental ill-health. This article uses a creative ecologies model (Harris, 2016) to help schools implement student- and family-led support programs for students experiencing mental health challenges in school settings.
Descriptors: Mental Health, Ecology, Holistic Approach, Cooperation, Models, Health Programs, Personality Problems, Mental Disorders, High School Students, Foreign Countries, Peer Relationship, Peer Teaching, Family Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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