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A systemic, whole-school approach to mental health and well-being in schools in the EU

This report is in response to the recognised need for schools in Europe to prioritise and actively promote the mental health and well-being of school children within safe and inclusive contexts.

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Identification
ISBN: 978-92-76-40155-1, DOI: 10.2766/50546, Catalogue number: NC-02-21-902-EN-N
Publication date
30 September 2021
Authors
Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture | Network of Experts on the Social dimension of Education and Training (NESET)
Geographical scope
  • European Union
Thematic areas covered
  • Monitoring and quality assurance
  • Quality and inclusive education for all
  • Whole-school and whole-system approaches and partnerships in education

Description

This report is in response to the recognised need for schools in Europe to prioritise and actively promote the mental health and well-being of school children within safe and inclusive contexts.

It seeks to develop a theoretical framework to guide the way in which the whole-school system, in collaboration with the community, can be mobilised at various levels to promote mental health and well-being. 

The report makes recommendations for the effective implementation of a systemic, whole-school approach to the promotion of mental health and well-being and the prevention of bullying in schools across the EU. 

This report adopts a systemic, whole-school perspective that emphasises the importance of interacting subsystems within and beyond particular individuals and settings.

Authors

Carmel Cefai, Paul Downes and Valeria Cavioni

Cite as

European Commission: Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, NESET, Cefai, C., Downes, P. and Cavioni, V., A formative, whole-school approach to the assessment of social and emotional education in the EU – Analytical report, Publications Office, 2021, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2766/506737

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