Mental Health Support at School for a Covid Contingency

By Aura Liseth Durán Bautista

Located in Bogota (Colombia), Morisco I.E.D. School is a public institution for students from 4 to 19 years old . Is already opened to students after a long period of quarentines and restrictions. Students are negatively impacted by the economic and school crisis. Not only their learning processes were affected but also their mental health. As a protective environment for students, Counsel service requires to provide mental health support considering this public health contingency

The link to the school is https://www.redacademica.edu.co/colegios/colegio-morisco-ied

“What’s invisible to us is also crucial for our own well-being” Jeanette Winterson

Mental health is as important as physical health, as is mentioned by the WHO Chief in the following video (From United Nations youtube channel) :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogvbNLLL4WQ

Counsel service is provided to students, teachers and families. We support them from an educational perspective. Students come back to us struggling with situations hard to copy with like losses of close relatives, fear, anxiety, sadness, behavioral problems, among others. Remote or online communication represented an obstacle to detect rights vulneration of children and adolescents as well as many problems we are just start noticing now, at their return.

This proposal aims to impact in three stages: Detection, Intervention and Tracing

The process

Evaluate this proposal: https://forms.office.com/r/jy4Agt8qix

A sample of a pilot program for students

Survey for students to evaluate the program:

Scientific poster:

Strategy Map Template