June 28, 2017, UK Telegraph: Teachers at every school in the country to receive special training in mental health issues http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/06/28/teachers-every-school-country-receive-special-training-mental/
Teachers at every school in the country will be given special training to recognise mental health issues in children, as part of a new Government initiative.
Now teachers and other school staff will receive practical advice on how to recognise issues including depression and anxiety, self-harm, and eating disorders.
Over the next three years some 3,000 staff, covering every secondary school in England, will be given special training to deal with pupils' mental health problems which will make a "real difference to children's lives", Mrs May said on Tuesday.
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.