MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Supporting school children with social, emotional, and mental health needs

Abstract

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began a study in the 1990s that tracked the maltreatment of young children. They revealed that more than three million reports were made annually involving more than six million children. Any one of these deaths may be a four-year-old child with an abusive father or mother. The scale of the social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs is extremely large and must be investigated. The study aims to understand how negative childhood experiences affect their future lives. With Naomi Campbell, we start with the premise that “Children are our future We must take care of them with maximum effort.”