Role of School Environment in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Page: 343-345

Surender Kumar (Department of Psychology, Govt College, Hisar, Haryana)

Schools are an important platform in terms of their crucial role in the spheres of cognitive, language, emotional, social, and moral development of a child. However, the role of schools in the emergence of emotional and behavioral problems has generally been overlooked. There is a growing recognition that schools may play a significant role in producing psychopathology, especially due to the formative influence of schools on normal as well as pathological development in children. Therefore, it becomes imperative to view the school system from the perspectives of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention with reference to child mental health. The present paper highlights on the role of school in child and adolescent mental health.