Investigating the potential of selected teachers to become key leaders in long-term, school based, mental health interventions

年轻人经历心理健康(MH)问题的比率正在稳步上升，影响到他们的生产力、学业成就和幸福感。有必要在塑造年轻人生活的背景下开发更多创新的方法，以遏制MH问题的上升。因此，这项研究的目的是：-设计一个新颖的、以证据为基础的MH方案，发展一种变革的文化，以促进减少青年中的MH问题，并证明需要一个转变的教师培训目标模式1。加强SMH研究基础，通过变革性研究，提升学校文化2。创建一项长期研究，以确定影响3。创建一种干预措施，以全学校的方式针对指定的学校教职员工，以促进寻求帮助。Rationale Research表明，当在学校教授MH时，MH识字能力会提高，从而减少耻辱，同时增加寻求帮助的行为和学习成绩。尽管如此，学校获得的解决MH问题的资金有限，减少了它们最大限度发挥潜力的机会。此外，这一领域的学术研究有限，因此为政策和教育工作者提供信息的证据基础很窄。因此，对SMH进行研究，为该领域提供信息是至关重要的。

The rates of young people experiencing mental health (MH) problems are steadily increasing, affecting their productivity, academic success, and happiness. There is need to develop more innovative approaches in contexts that shape young people's lives, to curb the rising rates of MH problems. Therefore, this study aims to:- Design a novel, evidence-based MH programme, that develops a culture of change, to facilitate the reduction of MH issues in youth, and evidence need for a transformed model of teacher training Objectives1. Strengthening the SMH research base, through transformative research, to enhance school culture2. Creating a long-term study to identify impacts3. Creating an intervention that targets designated members of school staff in a whole-school approach to promote help-seekingRationale Research suggests that when MH is taught within schools, MH literacy improves, subsequently reducing stigma, whilst increasing help-seeking behaviours and academic performance. Despite this, schools receive limited funding to address MH, reducing their opportunity to maximise potential. In addition, academic research in this field is limited, thus resulting in a narrow evidence base to inform policy and educators. Therefore, it is paramount to conduct research into SMH to inform the field.