Children's concerns are the concern of the whole society - written on the 32nd World Mental Health Day
2023-10-10
October 10th is the 32nd World Mental Health Day. This year's nationwide promotion theme is "Promoting Children's Mental Health and Jointly Guarding a Better Future", calling on the whole society to pay attention to the mental health of children and adolescents. Some children have good intelligence but do not want to go to school; some children have aggressive, self destructive, and antisocial behaviors; some children have poor resilience and lack psychological resilience. "At a press conference held by the National Health Commission on October 9th, Zheng Yi, the chief expert in pediatric psychiatry at Beijing Anding Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University, reminded that many childhood mental disorders may have lifelong effects, Early prevention and intervention should be carried out. So, what are the factors related to children's mental health problems? How can we timely pay attention to children's psychological changes? How to effectively intervene in the psychological problems of children and adolescents? Emphasis should be placed on cultural learning, as well as on ability education. "The moderate level of early education can have varying degrees of impact on children's psychological development." Zheng Yi stated that related factors such as family, school, and society can all affect children's mental health, such as overemphasizing knowledge and cultural learning, neglecting the cultivation of children's adaptability and communication abilities. In order to adapt psychological education to the needs of children and adolescents in a period of rapid mental health development, and to meet the needs of children for psychological education during their growth process, relevant departments have deployed a series of relevant measures to enhance the importance of students' mental health work. Liu Peijun, Deputy Director of the Department of Sports, Health, and Art of the Ministry of Education, and First Level Inspector, introduced that current school education regards promoting physical and mental health as a fundamental prerequisite for students' comprehensive development, and as a main line running through all aspects of school morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor, integrating into various aspects of education, teaching, and management services. The work of students' mental health has been included in the evaluation of provincial governments fulfilling their educational responsibilities, and has become an important indicator for the evaluation of school education level and the annual assessment of leadership teams. At the same time, the National Health Commission, the Central Political and Legal Commission, and the Ministry of Education and other departments are conducting pilot work on the social and psychological service system nationwide. By improving the psychological service network, strengthening psychological health education, counseling, and support for children and adolescents at all stages, they are guiding pilot areas to explore and establish a sound psychological health system. Li Dachuan, Deputy Director of the Medical Affairs Department of the National Health Commission, introduced that as of now, 96% of villages and communities, 100% of universities, and nearly 95% of primary and secondary schools in the pilot areas have established psychological counseling rooms or studios. Pay attention to mental health issues as much as focusing on physical illnesses. "When a child's emotions and behaviors do not match their age or educational level; when a child's behavior undergoes significant changes in a short period of time, these may not be the child's academic failure, but the initial manifestations of psychological problems." Zheng Yi reminds parents and teachers to remain sensitive to their child's mental health, We should pay attention to children's psychological changes as much as we pay attention to their physical illnesses, and promptly identify mental disorders in children. If a child has a fever or stomach pain, parents often take their child to the hospital for consultation. However, if emotional anxiety and other issues arise, parents' mental health awareness is relatively weak. Zheng Yi emphasizes the need to learn to identify psychological barriers and
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