Essay On Mental Illness In Schools

When you hear the words “Mental Illness”, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? This is one of the questions I asked while conducting a survey for high school students. Through the survey and knowledge from my personal experience as a twelfth grade student, I came up with the proposal that high schools need to address mental illness. From my research I was able to come up with a list of recommendations that can help spread and promote mental health awareness. The list consists of hosting a mental health week/month at Orchard Park, advertise mental health resources, add lessons regarding mental health issues into the curriculum and lastly, introduce programs for the sole purpose of educating the student body about mental health. For youth experiencing mental illness challenges, the period of time each day spent in school can result in a fragile stage between moving forward and standing still. Because of this, it is important to remove ourselves from the stigma that has been created about mental illnesses, and instead, better educate students about mental illnesses. If mental health issues are not addressed in childhood or adolescence; they will become more significant issues in the future. With proper resources available in schools, youth can learn strategies to deal with mental illness in …show more content…
However, it can also become an obstacle to those who deal the mental illness and for those who are not properly educated about the issue. From my personal experience, I would find it beneficial if schools shed more light on Mental Health issues. As a student myself, school can be stressful and at the same time, balancing home life, work life and any other personal issues makes life a lot hectic and disordered. To add to this, anyone dealing mental illness as a student, with few resources might find all of this challenging. What can be done to spread