Schools and colleges play an important role in promoting good social, emotional and mental health and wellbeing. There are excellent examples across East Sussex of schools supporting and promoting good mental health, in particular where it is done as part of a whole school approach.

A Whole School Approach encompasses and mobilises the whole school to promote student and staff wellbeing and address mental health issues. This type of multi-component approach has been shown to be more effective in promoting social and emotional wellbeing than those which focus on only one or two parts of school life.

There is a wealth of information and support available in East Sussex from the Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing team around the Whole School Approach - Mental health and emotional wellbeing (MHEW) | Czone.

The Anna Freud Mentally Healthy Schools website has a Mental Health Lead Resource Hub section where you can find also resources and support for a whole school or college approach Mental health lead resource hub - Mentally Healthy Schools.

We have provided some example resource links to support you on this page. The resources listed here are just a few examples, our Health Improvement Team can provide you with support with all areas of the School Health Check.

Please do get in touch with us at kentchft.esschoolhealthservice@nhs.net for the most up to date resources. Please note any resources listed are not necessarily recommendations, just an acknowledgment of their availability.