Welcome to the Association of Mental Health in Education! This page is designed to help you navigate your first steps on the website to support your setting or to prepare you for your course. I'm booked on a course If you are booked on a course, then there are some...
Education Support, alongside Cooper Gibson Research have undertaken a literature review of the impact of stress, burnout, anxiety and depression on teachers. They found that (p4): "Evidence for the impact of stress, burnout, anxiety and depressionThe evidence suggests...
Mental health should flow like a river throughout your policies and procedures, the origins of which should be in your setting's mission statement or values. Richard Daniel Curtis To support our members we have developed a policy framework for Mental Health and...
On 8th and 9th October 2021, Richard Daniel Curtis, the Lead of the Association of Mental Health in Education is giving a presentation on the Social and Emotional Impact of the Pandemic. Based on research undertaken throughout the pandemic, Richard speaks about common...
The Mental Health Resource Quality Assessment was developed by Richard Daniel Curtis in response to a problem - how do people tell the suitability of a mental health resource/intervention for a purpose? Using the important questions to consider Richard developed a...
Many settings recognise the need for having an appointed Designated Mental Health Lead, however, do not have an insight into the breadth of the role. This can lead to confusion and misunderstanding about the nature of the role. Based on the Department for Education...
There are certain roles that are at more risk of emotional harm within staff teams. Likewise there are events in people's lives that affect their coping or resilience, making them more at risk of emotional harm for a short or longer period. The role stress risk...