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School Mental Health Intervention and Strategies

Event Date: 04-Jun-2024
Updated On: 07-Jun-2024
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Description: A Webinar on ' School Mental Health Intervention and Strategies’ was organised by CISCE on Tuesday, 4th June 2024 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm for Heads of schools, Coordinators and school Counsellors of CISCE - affiliated schools. The online webinar was conducted in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS) Bangalore through the SAMVAD project on the school mental health program. The session was led by Shekhar Seshadri, a renowned adolescent mental health expert. The webinar was attended by our Principal, Mrs. Jessica Gomes Surana and the senior, middle and junior section coordinators Ms. Debomita Majumdar, Mrs. Sreeparna Saha and Mrs. Riya Nathani respectively. It was an informative session which aimed to equip school personnel with the necessary knowledge to address mental health concerns among students. The rate of psychiatric disorders in India and a few recent cases of suicide in adolescents were discussed. Adverse childhood experiences and their manifestation in mental health issues in the classroom, the importance of child mental health and protection in schools and the role of school counsellors and teachers in Child Protection and Mental Health were the highlights of the webinar. The participants were then briefed on the upcoming training programme for educators, teachers and counsellors which will be held in the offline and online modes in Hyderabad in July 2024. The last part of the session was dedicated to the question-and-answer session. Educators, counsellors put forward their queries/problems which were well addressed by Dr. Shekhar Seshadri and Mrs. Sheila Ramaswamy.