Why is mental health education important (and how can I teach about it)

The area of mental health education is under-resourced in New Zealand schools. While there are resources in other health-related areas, few currently available support teachers to address mental health, interpersonal skills and resilience. As a response to this gap, we are in the process of writing and trialling a new mental health education resource (this will be published in 2018 by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research). The new resource is a collaboration between five writers.