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The article argues that insufficient staff preparation and the absence of adequate professionals hinder recognition and support when mental health disorders affect learning. It further emphasizes that teachers’ own mental health challenges require support, because strengthened educator training and professional resources can improve academic outcomes and long-term emotional well-being.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":35,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/healthcare/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/youth-mental-health-roadblocks-and-solutions-to-student-success/595160/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/youth-mental-health-roadblocks-and-solutions-to-student-success/595160.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Bulrr","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-04","2026-10-15",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":19},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What prevents schools from supporting students’ mental health effectively?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"Insufficient training of school staff, lack of mental health professionals in schools, inconsistent programming, and teachers’ own mental health concerns make support difficult.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How does educator training help students?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"Training improves early identification and enables educators to apply strategies that support students’ emotional well-being and academic success.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"Why are mental health professionals important in schools?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"They provide expertise to select effective supports, assist educators with identification and classroom management, and connect families with community services.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},595160,1792915864,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":34,"category_name":35,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":19,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":24,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":144,"preview_page_count":4},5909892115043,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_6f874abed73319feea01a86fa6f0fab8","REFEREED ARTICLE  \nYouth Mental Health: Roadblocks and Solutions to Student Success  \nPaula Opperman  \nAbstract  \nThis article looks at ways schools can address the problem of increased mental health concerns among students in the school setting. Insufficient training of school staff, lack of mental health professionals in schools, inconsistent programming, and teacher mental health concerns make supporting students mental health difficult. Addressing these concerns is possible through teacher training, mental health professionals in all schools, school programming, and support for teacher mental health. These changes would have a positive influence on student academic success and children’s future emotional well-being.  \nAfter 25 years as an educator, it is evident to me that schools are not doing enough to address the rising mental health concerns of our students. Schools are an ideal place to address mental health issues faced by a large number of youth (Reinke et al. , 2011) . Unfortunately, roadblocks prevent schools from effectively providing the mental health support needed by up to 25% of school aged children (Ohrt et al. , 2020, p. 833) . Insufficient training is making it difficult for educators to support the mental health challenges in today’s classrooms (Ohrt et al. , 2020) . When a mental health disorder is recognized, choosing the strategies to support the student can be a daunting task (ACMH, n.d. ) . It is important that teachers have accessible mental health professionals to consult (Korinek, 2021) . For these reasons, schools need to have mental health professionals working on site. In addition, there needs to be a commitment to a whole-school approach for mental health education (Manitoba Education, n.d. , 2021) . Teachers have a difficult job in the classroom, given the curricular and management demands. They are experiencing an increase in their own mental health disorders (Zarate et al. , 2019) . Support for teacher mental health is essential in supporting youth mental health (Carrington, 2019) . If schools can solve these problems, we can begin to address the mental health concerns of our students.  \nTraining Educators  \nEducators do not have the training to recognize when a mental health issue is responsible for learning difficulties. They can often mistakenly assume it is due to factors unrelated to mental health (ACMH, n.d. ) . When the mental health issues of children go unrecognized, it can negatively affect their academic success during school years, and their future adult life (Ohrt et al. , 2020) . Early identification can be extremely effective (Hubel et al. , 2020) . However, recognizing mental health issues can be difficult because many people working with young children are not well versed in the identification process. Mental health difficulties are often ignored because of this lack of knowledge (Danby & Hamilton, 2016) . Professional training on how to help students suffering from mental health issues needs to be offered to all educators (Ohrt et al. , 2020) . More training for teachers would increase their ability to support students and their emotional well-being (Reinke et al. , 2011) . Training on mental health issues would facilitate early identification, intervention, and possible prevention of youth mental health concerns in classrooms.  \nLack of training on the topic of youth mental health is a common issue. This has been my personal experience in my school division. Our division has offered minimal training. For example, the last professional training on the topic of mental health, Mental Health First Aid, was offered over five years ago. It was optional, and offered in August during summer holidays,  \nso participation was minimal. Since then, there has been high staff turnover, no training offered to incoming staff, and no discussion on what teachers are expected to do in their classrooms to support the mental health of their students. Training could be accomplished more effecti","cbCaipb7vHUjs5X0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipb7vHUjs5X0","pdf",125501,"English","# Abstract\n# Training Educators\n# Including Mental Health Professionals","[{\"question\":\"What prevents schools from supporting students’ mental health effectively?\",\"answer\":\"Insufficient training of school staff, lack of mental health professionals in schools, inconsistent programming, and teachers’ own mental health concerns make support difficult.\"},{\"question\":\"How does educator training help students?\",\"answer\":\"Training improves early identification and enables educators to apply strategies that support students’ emotional well-being and academic success.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are mental health professionals important in schools?\",\"answer\":\"They provide expertise to select effective supports, assist educators with identification and classroom management, and connect families with community services.\"}]","Youth Mental Health: Roadblocks and Solutions to Student Success | PDF",1792080550,13]