installing counsellors in every school... conveys the message that children have an individual deficit, while obscuring the reasons for their distress.
research consistently shows that their feelings are understandable in context. Pressures from target-driven education, online bullying, poverty... none of this will be resolved by funding extra mental health professionals.
What is happening is not a mental health crisis, but an empowerment crisis. Young people feel disempowered; they don’t feel they are being listened to or given the tools to handle stresses.
We have to address root causes rather than simply increasing crisis treatment. Most young people don’t need more professional help; they need empowerment and support.
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