General Article Mental health and suicide: how to talk to pupils about a topical issue

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One in four people will experience mental illness at some stage in their lives. Data show that this issue is one that teachers in particular need to be aware of: the UK charity YoungMinds cites Office for National Statistics data saying that one in ten children of school age suffers from a diagnosable mental health disorder.

The topic of mental ill health has been a high-profile one this week; Michael Jackson’s teenage daughter Paris has been hospitalised after a suicide attempt, while a few...

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