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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Teachers regularly helping pupils in distress in attempt to fill NHS funding gap

A school counsellor talks quietly to a child. A sign on the door reads: ‘Please do not disturb’
Mental ill-health among pupils is at ‘epic proportions’, according to one teacher surveyed. Photograph: Roger Bamber/Alamy

Teachers are picking up the pieces of the deepening crisis in children and young people’s mental health, with many regularly helping pupils in distress on top of their classroom duties.

Teachers say they are playing an important role in supporting pupils’ often fragile mental wellbeing because so many who need help from the NHS are not receiving it, a UK-wide survey found.

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