'Push on through': Children's Perspectives on the Narratives of Resilience in Schools Identified for Intensive Mental Health Promotion

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Ceri; Dixon, Jeremy
Titel	'Push on through': Children's Perspectives on the Narratives of Resilience in Schools Identified for Intensive Mental Health Promotion
Quelle	In: British Educational Research Journal, 46 (2020) 2, S.379-398 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-1926
DOI	10.1002/berj.3583
Schlagwörter	Resilience (Psychology); Health Promotion; Mental Health Programs; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Intervention; Photography; Early Adolescents; Student Attitudes; Academic Achievement; School Health Services; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Ausland; Fotografie; Schülerverhalten; Schulleistung; Schuleingangsuntersuchung
Abstract	Child mental health is a growing concern for policymakers across the global north. Schools have become a key site for mental health interventions, with new programmes aimed at promoting 'resilience', through which children may maintain or regain mental health during adversity. As one of the first studies to explore the early impact of intensive mental health promotion in schools from children's perspectives, we adopt a governmentality approach to consider the logic and techniques of such programmes with a specific focus on England. An innovative visual methodology was used to focus on student perspectives of mental health interventions in school. Young peoples' photo representations of mental health were collected and used to stimulate focus group discussions with 65 students aged 12-14, across seven schools. 'Resilience' was seen to be the key organising concept for mental health interventions in schools. The concept was viewed as narrowly focused on attitude towards--and performance in--school work, with individuals being encouraged to 'push on through' difficulties to achieve success. Young people were critical of this approach, suggesting several alternatives. These included increased access to independent mental health professionals, safe spaces within schools and mental health education that addressed the social and affective dimensions of mental health difficulties. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01