Training Resources for School Teachers on Addressing School Avoidance, School Refusal, and School Phobia

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Training Resources for Educators on Addressing School Phobia Chronic absenteeism due to mental health disabilities is a pervasive issue in Canadian schools, transcending mere concerns of mental health, disability, education, or human rights—it’s a critical matter of survival. The absence of tailored educational accommodations, support, and services escalates the risk of suicide among these students. The ongoing silence surrounding school phobia and chronic absenteeism demands urgent attention. Decisions made at various levels—from individual schools to school boards, and from provincial and territorial authorities to the federal government, involving school support staff, administrators, and mental health professionals—have profound implications. Students grappling…

Join Our April 2024 School Phobia Training Course

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Attention all mental health, education, and community professionals: seize the opportunity to contribute to positive change. If you missed our January session on school phobia training, we’re offering another chance to join our upcoming courses next month. The course kicks off on Wednesday, April 3rd, at 6 p.m. ET, continuing every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. ET until May 8th, all through Zoom. Spaces are available, so act fast. Participants will engage in a detailed course that includes assignments, certification, and a duplicable guidebook designed to assist students dealing with school phobia, avoidance, and frequent absenteeism. Register at https://ymhc.ngo/pages/ymhc-professional-training-courses 

School Refusal, School Avoidance: Resources for Educators

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Workshops on School Phobia, Avoidance, and Chronic Absenteeism Supporting young individuals when a student faces mental health challenges and cannot attend school is crucial. Our approach to constructing mental wellness protective factors, tailoring educational models to needs, and forming proactive, preventative strategies to aid students with school phobia is fundamental to early prevention and reflects our commitment to “building a world worth living in.” Addressing school phobia and reluctance to attend is a critical concern in youth mental health and suicide prevention. Many students risk losing their education, support networks, and future opportunities, with increased susceptibility to suicidality, incarceration, poverty,…

Professional Certificate Course and Resources in School Phobia, Avoidance, and Absenteeism

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Supporting young people when a student is grappling with mental health issues and is unable to attend school is crucial. It’s vital to enhance mental wellness protective factors, create educational models tailored to individual needs, and develop proactive and preventive strategies to assist young people facing school phobia. This approach is central to early intervention and embodies our commitment to “building a world worth living in.” The issue of school phobia and “refusal” stands out as a pressing challenge in youth mental health and suicide prevention. Many students are at risk of losing their education, support networks, and future opportunities.…

Strategies for Addressing School Refusal, School Avoidance, School Phobia

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School phobia is a complex mental health disability. There are many challenges for the student, family and school. The more time a student is away from school, the more difficult it is for them to resume normal school life. YMHC has developed resources and tools to support students, families, schools, and mental health professionals. Our 20 years of experience working on school-induced mental health challenges and disabilities provides the much-needed authenticity, expertise, and leadership to the field of child and youth mental health and suicide prevention. Youth Mental Health Canada (YMHC) is dedicated to making a significant impact in the…