ARDEN School Council Mental Health by MRS K BRENNAN https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil Initial Consultation en-us 2016-10-03 12:17:02 UTC 2016-11-07 19:31:28 UTC hello@padlet.com My friend suffers from depression and arden really supported him and got him the professional help he needed. https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127845082 2016-10-03 12:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127845082 I think that a common mental health issue at Arden might be anxiety https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127845190 2016-10-03 12:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127845190 I think that we could have a talk in form time to explain about mental health so it is not such a touchy subject https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127845315 2016-10-03 12:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127845315 https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127845727 i think the word "depression" is used to easily. Real depression is a lot worse than people think.]]> 2016-10-03 12:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127845727 Arden should talk about it more  so everyone is aware of it https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127846071 2016-10-03 12:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127846071 From my experience Arden is really good at dealing with issues to do with mental health. https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127846123 2016-10-03 12:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127846123 I know a lot of people with mental issues such as depression and anxiety. personally I think that if you are confident to open up about it, then Arden becomes extremely supportive, however, if an individual is more shy and feels uncomfortable then I feel it doesn't cater for this. I think that as a school we need to make people aware. This could be like how we tackle bullying as a school, e.g. assemblies, presentations, form time activities. kbrennanArden https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127846168 2016-10-03 12:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/127846168 I think we need to focus more on exactly what mental health is and how it affects people because at the moment I think it is more overlooked compared to other topics and the majority of people have not been taught what to do about it. https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/128312776 2016-10-04 19:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/128312776 I think there is definitely a stigma surrounding mental health and often due to social media etc. mental health issues are 'beautified'- mental health problems are not beautiful. I think that Arden is definitely on the right path to tackling mental health problems but more often than not students are too scared to speak out in fear or looking like 'attention seekers' so I think we definitely need to think up a system that allows those to seek help in a more private way. https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/128388706 2016-10-05 06:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/128388706 https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/131089132 I feel that there isn't enough said in the lower years about mental health as I was not aware of a lot of things about depression. I think that Arden should concentrate on familiarising pupils with these problems from the lower years so people can recognise and support people who suffer from these. ]]> 2016-10-17 11:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/131089132 https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/131089261 I feel that we could make it clear that depression is more common than people may think and that it is a subject that we can talk about. People shouldn't shy away from the issue and pretend that it is not real. In Arden people should feel comfortable to go and talk to an adult about what they are feeling, so we need to create this safe environment.


]]> 2016-10-17 11:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/131089261 I don't feel that people are able to recognize the signs of depression and people suffering with mental health problems and wouldn't know what to do if they did recognize them. https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/131089364 2016-10-17 11:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/131089364 stress at arden https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/131090622 i feel like the main mental health issue at Arden is stress. This is due to the constant exams people are facing. I don't think that its too much of an issue otherwise.]]> 2016-10-17 11:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/131090622 https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/131090947 I feel that now that the issue of mental health has been addressed, and people are more comfortable about talking about it, we should build further on the foundations that where made in the assembly. We could do this by doing more work in form, where people are in groups and feel comfortable with the people they are around.
 ]]> 2016-10-17 11:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/131090947 https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/131091033 I think that it isn't openly discussed enough. I personally have very little knowledge of mental health or how to deal with it. I think lack of understanding can lead to discrimination or topics like this not being taken seriously like they should. I think we should have more assemblies like the one with Miss Brennan last week, educating students about mental health, signs and coping methods.]]> 2016-10-17 11:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrennanArden/SchoolCouncil/wish/131091033