Work in schools
Whole school emotional health
- one in five children have psychological problems
- one in 10 children have a clinically diagnosable mental
disorder
- over 60% of teenage boys don’t know what to do when someone
becomes emotional towards them
- over 40% of girls also don’t know how to react to someone who’s
upset
- over half of teenagers don’t know how to express their feelings
– they can only stick to the facts when they talk about their
problems
Feel so down n don’t know who
2 turn 2. Don’t think I can cope anymore cos
things at home are really getin 2 me. Plz help cos I don’t
know what 2 do."
Text message received by the helpline service
(reproduced with permission)
Teaching resources for schools
Samaritans DEAL programme
(Developing Emotional Awareness and Learning) is a resource for
schools, designed to improve the emotional health of 14-16 year
olds and develop the skills that young people need to cope with
life's challenges.
DEAL can also be used to
discuss challenging topics like depression and self-harm in an
open and positive way.
Find out
more about DEAL
Download
free DEAL resources
Samaritans in
schools
78% of Samaritans branches worked in schools
in 2008, offering talks to students, staff or parents, reaching an
estimated 66,500 young people each year.
Contact your local branch and see if there is a
volunteer available in your area
Samaritans in Schools Report
2008
This report seeks to give an overview of
Samaritans work in schools, the current work by local branches
and evaluates the uptake of the DEAL (Developing Emotional
Awareness and Learning) programme.
Suicide and Self Harm in Schools
Samaritans are developing a
suicide and self-harm response service for secondary school
communities to utilise in the aftermath of an attempted/completed
suicide or self-harm. With adequate support, this time can present
an opportunity to engage the school community in efforts to rebuild
and promote social inclusion.
Find out more
about the Suicide and Self-Harm Service