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When I was a child I was unaware of mental health disorders. I did not know what anxiety was until I entered the seventh grade. While working at an elementary school for the past two years, I have noticed that a lot of students suffer from anxiety, depression, and even suicidal thoughts. This seems strange to me. However, the top 5 disabilities in US children are mental health Conditions (Hampton, 2013). This statistic is alarming. There is a lot of physical and cognitive growth during childhood development. Developing a mental health disorder during this time probably results in impaired functioning that lasts throughout the lifetime. Childhood development is a critical time in a person’s life. The brain is becoming more capable of complex …show more content…
Depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts or attempts are a result of victimisation. When bullying persists throughout child development and children are exposed to it more frequently, they have a higher risk of developing a mental health disorder(Scott, et al., 2013). This is probably due to trauma, social isolation, feelings of inferiority, and lack of control in a situation. At the beginning of the school year, the fifth graders at my elementary school had a persistent bullying problem. This resulted in a student having suicidal thoughts because she was told that no one liked her. Lack of, or perceived lack of, peer acceptance in this situation caused this student to feel like an outcast. This resulted in her being emotionally unstable, anxious, and unmotivated to go to …show more content…
One of the programs that was proposed is the bill called the “Helping Educator Support All Students Act”. This bill would give a grant to schools that provide mental health training for teachers and other school staff (Hampton, 2013). This program is called “Typical or Troubled?” and it trains school staff to recognize recurring changes in students’ behavior. This program focuses on three steps: recognizing warning signs, connecting with students who do not know how to reach out for help, and supporting and treating students when they need it (Hampton,

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