School-based mental health promotion: A global policy review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Schools are increasingly recognized as important settings for mental health promotion, but it is unclear what actions schools should prioritize to promote student mental health and wellbeing. We undertook a policy review of global school-based mental health promotion policy documents from United Nations (UN) agencies to understand the frameworks they use and the actions they recommend for schools.

Methods

We searched for guidelines and manuals from UN agencies through the World Health Organization (WHO) library, the National Library of Australia and Google Scholar, from 2000 to 2021, using various combinations of search terms (e.g., mental health, wellbeing, psychosocial, health, school, framework, manual, and guidelines). Textual data synthesis was undertaken.

SUBMITTER: Margaretha M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10149729 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature