Jan 10, 2018, (Australia) The Educator: Government earmarks $110M for youth mental health http://www.educatoronline.com.au/news/government-earmarks-110m-for-youth-mental-health-245366.aspx Schools across Australia will soon be able to provide greater support to students after the government earmarked $110 million for youth mental health. Announced this week, the major investment aims to tackle youth depression and anxiety which impact a combined total of around 400,000 under-18s every year.… “When students are feeling a little bit down or have issues at home, often they go to a teacher for support,” he told ABC. “We will be there on the front line, working with those school communities to help them work with those young people and families.”
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.