Hidden Pain: Depression and Self-Harm in Children and How to Help Them
A national mental health monitoring of children in the Czech Republic, conducted by Matěj Kučera from the Institute of Mental Health, has revealed shocking findings. It shows that up to 40% of ninth-grade students in primary schools display signs of moderate to severe depression, and 30% of ninth-graders experience anxiety issues. I work as a school psychologist, and I interact with children. Unfortunately, ninth-grade students, in particular, are not willing to talk about their feeling...