Schools take action against rising pandemic-linked student suicides

These prolonged lockdowns have created a lot of mental health issues around the world, very unfortunate.

I am not sure what they can do because they have not been able to curb the suicide rate due to bullying. I have little confidence in their efforts.

Psychology just doesn't have the tools to do anything about mental health issues and all psychiatry can do is dispense drugs.

They talk a lot and try to PR themselves as "professionals" but their cure rate is tiny and their failure rate huge.

500 kids killed themselves. Thats is horrific.

it's still just lip service!

these schools will still bully and enforce their militaristic rules for any child who is different. There is no mental health support here.

going "back to normal" for these schools is just causing child death by their regular means and not from the pandemic.

Good if actions are taken, and acceptance from others is key.

Figures shall tell the effects soon enough.

crowbagToday  10:26 am JST

it's still just lip service!

these schools will still bully and enforce their militaristic rules for any child who is different. There is no mental health support here.

going "back to normal" for these schools is just causing child death by their regular means and not from the pandemic.

The attitudes and methods are outdated and do not work. Student mental healh should be a number one priority.

I’m interested to know which schools closed for months? The longest delay in this area was about 5 weeks. The school board also decided to shorten summer vacation to make up for the delayed start. Is this loss of vacation time being investigated as a reason for depression? What about general stress related to living through a pandemic? Is this factor being looked at?

many believed to have felt lonely during school closures

How was this conclusion about the suicides reached?

rising pandemic-linked student suicides

"pandemic-linked" or linked to excessive rules created by pandemic-obsessed authorities?

How crazy is this one? Do you know any children who don’t like desserts or pets and then eat or care more if they found an even more delicious dessert or cuter pet friend? Those certified psychologists need probably a treatment first, still long before suiciders. lol No, you simply have to teach them to value life, other’s and especially own one, as you only have got it once and short time. In addition they don’t need feeling weather apps and such useless psycho crap, but children want much new knowledge, interesting or funny lessons, and they don’t want but it’s necessary to give, insurmountable loads of homework that make them busy all day long and easily forget anything bad or suicidal around. That’s how to do it, and that works.

It can be helpful for young teachers with less teaching experience," said a member of the education board.

Right, pass the buck. For all these years you and the "older" and experienced teachers have done a poor job at best, of helping students with mental health issues!

Odds are the younger teachers are a hell of a lot more attuned to these issues then you and the old-farts!

It can be helpful to, but you are too proud and arrogant to admit it!

How crazy is this one? Do you know any children who don’t like desserts or pets and then eat or care more if they found an even more delicious dessert or cuter pet friend?

I guarantee you it's a problem with the news-repeater translator services.

Truly a "lost in translation" thing here!

...such as eating more desserts and spending more time with pets.

(I do plenty of that at least once a month or when I'm just sad)

??? Seriously, no wonder if mental health is a big issue in Japan.

Girls are driven by hormonal changes so eating more desserts and spending time are kinda normal things. What about people try to talk their kids. Make the connections. Build the trust. Talk with them about situation, future plans etc.