Eight-year-old children will be given lessons on happiness and teenagers will be instructed on combating anxiety and suicidal thoughts under government projects due to be trialled. The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting bidders for multimillion-pound contracts to offer mental health training in more than 200 schools. It is the latest attempt by Theresa May’s team to tackle what she called in January the “burning injustice of mental health and inadequate treatment that demands a new approach”. An estimated 10% of children suffer a diagnosable mental health condition and mental illness is costing about £105bn each year. “That is why we have announced plans to do further research trials in schools on what interventions work best.”

Source: The Guardian March 12, 2017 15:10 UTC