Schools Support the Whole Child
The social and emotional health of students can best be enhanced through attendance at schools.
The social and emotional health of students can be enhanced through schools.
Resuming in-person instruction can best support student social and emotional wellbeing for the following reasons:
- Social interaction among children is important for emotional wellbeing and for their language, communication, social, and interpersonal skills.
- Some students may have experienced social isolation and increased anxiety while not physically being in school due to COVID-19.
- When children are out of school, they may be separated from their social network and peer-to-peer social support.
The mental health of students can be fostered through school supports and services. Schools provide critical psychological, mental, and behavioral services to children who may not have access to these services outside of school. School closures have limited the availability of these services.
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