Mental Health in Education
Shania Morales
10/10/23
R. De Hoyos
GOVT 2305
The Problem
• Mental health among professional educators is rapidly • Students are to actively engage with teachers; when a
declining. teacher isn't doing well mentally, it is taken out on
students.
• A margin of people who take up the educator role are
not mentally healthy. • Educators who suffer from severe mental disorders
are less likely to be active in class instruction and
have less responsive interactions with the students.
• Many incidents could have been stopped if a mental
examination could have been provided.
• A burnout among teachers is causing students to be
left without teachers.
• Mental health crises are causing a decline in teachers
in schools.
Key Objectives
● A mental evaluation would be beneficial
to society since a higher quality of life
and environment would be created.
● Teachers would be able to handle high-
stress situations.
● Would create a secure connection
between student and teacher.
DATA
• This chart shows the increased
number of educators who are likely
to retire and leave after the
pandemic.
• A significant increase is shown,
showing more than half of these
educators plan to leave.
Existing Legislation
The Supporting the Mental Health of Educators The Mental Health Matters Act
and Staff Act
The Mental Health Matters Act addresses those
The Supporting the Mental Health of Teachers and affected by the COVID-19 pandemic for students,
Staff Act addresses challenges in mental health that families, and educators. This legislation would
have increased due to growing teacher increase the number of mental health professionals
shortages,stressful working conditions, and the in schools, delegating resources to educators.
remaining impacts of COVID-19.
Who It Will Effect
• The people most affected by the legislation • Interest groups affected by the proposal
would be teachers and students in K–12 and would be mental health organizations and
higher forms of education. education groups.
• Teachers would be able to get help from • Mental health organizations would
mental health providers and experts. experience an influx of active members
advocating for mental health experiences in
teachers.
• Students would experience more active
teachers engaging in class instruction.
• Education groups would increase in
employment and the health of the teachers.
Positive Impact
• Teachers are the backbone of the country, and
in turn, society would experience a higher
quality of education.
• The employment rate of teachers will
skyrocket if burnout is evaluated.
• Student participation and engagement during
instruction would also increase .
Implementation and Impact
• State governments would be in charge of • It will directly affect the states, as each state
enforcing the legislation. It is up to the state will implement its own law of public
to put new education laws into place. instruction.
• A raise in taxes will have to be made to be
able to hire psychological professionals to do
• Governors, secretary of the state, attorney these mental health evaluations on the
generals, treasurers, auditors, and educators.
superintendents of public instruction will • It will decrease the number of teachers
have to go through the process of quitting from burnout, reduce the number of
implementing a new law. dropouts from students, and reduce stress
levels in an educational environment.
Proposal Outline
• Author: Shania Morales • This legislation can improve the
• Sponsor: Superintendents of Public mental wellbeings of educaotrs
Instruction across the countryu
• Whereas,
• Date of Submission: 10/11/23
• Whereas,
• Bill of summary:
• THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED, For the
The bill will provide educators with mental health services and
evaluations monthly. All types of education shall provide
THEREFORE clause, state the official
psychological professionals to the educators. actions you want the bill to achieve.
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