[On Vocational Education]

Original title: Protecting students' mental health focuses on preventing "curing diseases before they become ill"

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News: Recently, the Ministry of Education launched the first publicity and education month with the theme of "The whole society should act together to promote students' mental health". The activity aims to create a good social atmosphere of active concern and support for students' mental health education through various forms of publicity and education activities, promote the quality and efficiency of students' mental health work, and promote the development of students' physical and mental health.

Comment: Teenagers' mental health has become a public health problem that cannot be ignored. In recent years, from the state to the local, from the education authorities to schools and even the whole society, all are actively exploring the issue of adolescent mental health education. It can be said that today's mental health education is no longer limited to passively dealing with the existing psychological problems and diseases, but is committed to improving the overall psychological quality of students and "treating diseases before they become ill" in the upstream.

The Ministry of Education clearly put forward five important work plans in the notice, including comprehensively implementing the concept of "five educations" and promoting mental health, carrying out targeted mental health education for all teachers and students, organizing and mobilizing professional forces to widely and deeply carry out the popularization of mental health science, guiding parents to pay attention to children's mental health, etc. These measures fully reflect the transformation of mental health education from the "treatment" model to the "prevention" model and the systematic health education model, and also point to creating a good social atmosphere of active concern and support for students' participation in mental health education.

On the road of promoting students' physical and mental health and all-round development, it needs the joint efforts and active participation of families, schools and communities to control risk factors from the source, and prevent and timely intervene the occurrence of students' psychological crisis. It is gratifying that we are working hard to build a comprehensive escort system led by experts, guided by teachers and participated by parents, to support a clear sky for children's mental health, and help confused children regain their enthusiasm and hope for life.