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Educators face significant levels of stress, ranking among the top professions for poor mental health and job satisfaction, which impacts both teacher and student success. Addressing teacher mental health requires systemic change, with collective responsibility from governments, communities, schools, and individuals. Small, intentional improvements at all levels can have a significant impact. Just as it \"takes a village to raise a child,\" it also takes a village to care for teachers, ensuring the well-being of both educators and students. The author’s professional experiences provide real-life examples to enrich information drawn from the literature.  \nIt is no secret that stress comes with the territory in regards to teaching. Mental health has been a major focus in the educational world for some time now. However, most of that focus has been centered around the students. Teacher mental health and well-being should be equally important, because teaching “is among the top six professions for poor physical health, psychological well-being, and job satisfaction”(Black & Halstead, 2021, p. 478) and if teachers are not well, it is likely their students will not be either. Educational professionals are passionate and caring individuals who deserve a work environment that supports their well-being. Teacher mental health and well-being should be championed by everyone at every level: government, community, school, and individual. This article makes teachers the priority, reinforced by my own professional experiences.  \nChallenges to Teacher Mental Health and Well-Being  \nMany job demands contribute to poor teacher mental health and well-being, such as workload, negative views of the profession, and multiple roles (Kim et al. , 2022) . Other factors to consider are the COVID-19 pandemic, student behaviour, and increasingly diverse classrooms. According to the Teacher Wellbeing Index 2018 done by the Education Support Partnership,“57% of educational professionals considered leaving the sector over the previous two years”(Stones & Glazzard, 2020, p. 14), a frightening number when considering what it could mean for the future of education.  \nThe state of teacher mental health should be of concern for everyone in education because stress is often passed on from the top down, starting with division leaders and ending with students (Stones & Glazzard, 2020) . I began my teaching career in September 2020, and by September 2021 I had started seeing a therapist on a regular basis. I worked in three different schools, in three different towns, in three different divisions, in four years. As an already anxious person, it did not take me long to realize that I was going to need support for my own well-being. The 2018 Teacher Wellbeing Index found that “1/3 of educators felt stressed with their jobs; 56% reported experiencing insomnia, 51% experienced depression, and 50% experienced anxiety”(ESP, 2018, as cited in Stones & Glazzard, 2020, p. 5) . Although alarming, these statistics are unsurprising and have likely only increased. It is time that educators share the focus of mental health because we know that teachers who are mentally well flourish in the classroom environment and are better equipped to support students (Stones & Glazzard, 2020) . Investing in student well-being requires an investment in teacher well-being.  \n48 BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, Volume 17, Issue 1, 2025  \nChoosing to become a teacher, means choosing a career that has no off switch: “teaching is all encompassing”(Stones & Glazzard, 2020, p. 12) . The job demands often feel relentless and can make it very difficult to have a proper work-life balance. The demands, challenges, pressures, and lack of resources ","cbCaivbD4TE3geff","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivbD4TE3geff","pdf",35606,"English","# Abstract\n# Challenges to Teacher Mental Health and Well-Being\n## Workload and role demands\n## COVID-19 and classroom factors\n## Stress spillover and workforce retention\n# Professional experience and calls for systemic action","[{\"question\":\"Why is teacher mental health considered a priority in education?\",\"answer\":\"Teacher stress and poor mental health can directly influence teacher-student success. 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