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

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…