Article Type: Short Communication
Title: Need for routine mental health training and evaluation of school teachers
Year: 2022; Volume: 2; Issue: 4; Page No: 9 – 11
Author: Swathi Shenoy1
, Karpaga Priya Prabakaran2*, Gouri Kumari Padhy3
https://doi.org/10.55349/ijmsnr.202224911
Affiliation: 1Junior Resident, Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
2*Senior Resident, Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
3Additional Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Article Summary: Submitted: 09-October-2022; Revised: 25-November-2022; Accepted: 17-December-2022; Published: 31-December-2022
*Corresponding Author:
Dr. Karpaga Priya P,
Senior Resident,
Department of Community and Family Medicine,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
Raipur,
Chhattisgarh, India
Email ID: drkp0493@gmail.com
Abstract
Background: In working towards the goal of Universal Health Coverage, mental health is often neglected in terms of awareness, human resources, and health care facilities. This pandemic has increased the awareness regarding the importance of mental health.
Methods: Every occupation is subjected to mental stress, but a field of particular importance is a teacher. During the ages 5-15, the teacher’s effect on the growing child is unique as they take part in building the academics and the personality of a student.
Results: Teachers themselves are often subjected to high work pressure, low pay, and other challenges and their mental health is often overlooked. Hence there is a profound need for training the teachers on detection of early signs of mental disorder and also incorporating their routine mental health examination. The close bonding between the teachers and students can be utilized to generate awareness and help in early diagnosis.
Conclusion: From this we have concluded that the preserving the teacher’s mental health will benefit the teacher and their students the future of the nation.
Keywords: teachers mental health, teachers-student dyad, training of teachers, mental disorders
Conflict of Interest: The authors not having any kind of conflict of interest in this study.
Source of funding: We didn’t receive any kind of financial support from any institutions or organizations.
