Students’ mental health in the Parkland is on par with the rest of the province.
That’s the findings from of the Grade 5 Mental Health Survey conducted in the 2015-16 school year.
The survey asked 25 core questions relating to topics including prosocial behaviour, emotional symptoms, and peer relationship problems.
Superintendent/CEO Donna Davidson spoke with us about some of the findings the division received.
“Our data results indicate that we are on par with the province and in some areas we are above the average. We reported, for example, with no difficulties especially the teacher completed it was higher than the average reported across the province. In that regard, we were pleased with those results.”
One aspect the division needs to work on is mental health and support. Davidson says they have been working on reducing the amount of anxiety and depression reported by students.
