“Mental health problems in early childhood and adolescence increase the risk for poor academic performance, indicating the need for awareness and treatment to provide fair opportunities to education”

These issues need to be brought more to light and dealt with in many different communities. Not enough studies have been done on the subject to find out how to really deal with these issues.

"how and when this association develops is not fully understood and there is a lack of longitudinal, population-based studies on young children. Early intervention is important if associations are to be found already during childhood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the development of the association between mental health and academic performance during different developmental periods of childhood and adolescence."

"In practice, it means that these kinds of problems need to be noticed at preschool age and educational practices adjusted and adequate treatment given to promote transition to the school environment and completion of compulsory school."

Ask your child to come up with ideas for how to cope when they start to feel scared, mad, sad or otherwise upset. Talk with your child about their concerns. Let them take the lead, as they learn coping skills that work for them."

"Further, 40% of public schools indicated it was very difficult or

difficult to fill “mental health professional” roles."

"Good mental health is critical to children’s success in school and life. Research demonstrates that students who receive social–emotional and mental and behavioral health support achieve better academically."