Draft guidelines to enable mental well-being through school systems
The Ministry of Education, Government of India is working towards enabling mental well-being in school settings by strengthening school systems to promote student mental health and psychosocial well-being through the scale-up of evidence-based best practices.
- To strengthen the school system to prevent and promote student mental health and psychosocial well-being
- To support the scale-up of innovative, evidence-based social-emotional well-being programs with demonstrated proof of concept on enabling social-emotional competencies
- To partner with line ministries and departments to enable a comprehensive ecosystem for psychosocial well-being for children and adolescents
The guidelines have been developed in consultation with key stakeholders involved in promoting holistic well-being in schools to enable mental well-being through school systems and highlight actionable recommendations for school systems based on best practices and the existing policy and programmatic infrastructure. These guidelines are intended to be used by all school system stakeholders including government line ministries (at the central, state and district levels), school administration and school staff, civil society organisations as well as family and community members.
Ministry of Education, Government of India
YuWaah, UNICEF
National Council of Educational Research & Training
School Initiatives for Mental Health Advocacy (SIMHA), Tata Institute of Social Sciences
