A new wellbeing and mental health programme is being launched for Bristol schools in a bid to halt rising trends in teenage suicide rates. These have increased by 45 per cent over the past decade.
The initiative, which is set to give support to up to 1m pupils in its first year, is backed by Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi MP and has also been welcomed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The scheme is said to be part of the largest ever mental health and wellbeing programme to take place in UK classrooms, said Govox Wellbeing in a statement, with all state secondary schools in Bristol able to sign up now.
Richard Lucas, founder of Govox Wellbeing, said: “We truly want to make mental health support available to as many pupils in Bristol as possible. Tight budgets should not stop them getting the help that, both the data and the personal experience of so many, shows is urgently needed.
