What makes a successful whole-school mental health intervention? A comparison of stakeholders’ perspectives and implications for schools and the future of English education

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Jones, Daniel and Precey, Robin 2024. What makes a successful whole-school mental health intervention? A comparison of stakeholders’ perspectives and implications for schools and the future of English education. Pastoral Care in Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/02643944.2024.2397125
AuthorsJones, Daniel and Precey, Robin
Abstract

This small-scale study compares stakeholders’ perspectives regarding what makes a successful whole-school Mental Health Intervention. Four study groups were included from an all-ability coeducational secondary school in south-east England: Students (n = 8), Teachers (n = 5), School-Leaders (n = 3), and YMCA Youth Workers (n = 3). Students took part in a focus group whereas the adult groups participated in semi-structured interviews. Subsequently, all participants ranked potential aspects of what might make a successful whole school Mental Health Intervention. No theme was mentioned consistently across the four groups, suggesting a diversity of perspectives regarding the benefits of Mental Health Interventions. All participants, except teachers, valued student involvement, a feature confirmed by the literature. Teachers occasionally adopted misinformed perspectives – arguably a result of insufficient training. Generally, participants’ job roles informed their responses. However, a loose trend existed whereby School-Leaders’ results were more aligned to an external charity association – the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) – than Teachers’ despite the fact that the Teachers and School Leaders worked in the same context. Although the single context and small sample sizes for this research compromise generalisability, there are clear recommendations to inform future studies and for those who are leading and providing whole-school Mental Health Interventions. This study is set within the political and policy contexts of a competitive, market drive English education system and can comment on the wider system within which this intervention nests.

KeywordsRelationships; Mental health; Intervention; Leadership; School
Year2024
JournalPastoral Care in Education
PublisherTaylor & Francis
ISSN0264-3944
1468-0122
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/02643944.2024.2397125
Official URLhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02643944.2024.2397125?src=
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Online12 Sep 2024
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Accepted21 Aug 2024
Deposited23 Sep 2024
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