?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Effectiveness+of+school+mental+health%0D%0Aand+wellbeing+promotion%3A+Universal+approaches+in+English%0D%0Aprimary+and+secondary+schools&rft.creator=Deighton%2C+Jessica&rft.creator=Thompson%2C+Abigail&rft.creator=Humphrey%2C+Neil&rft.creator=Thornton%2C+Emma&rft.creator=Knowles%2C+Christopher&rft.creator=Patalay%2C+Praveetha&rft.creator=Zhang%2C+Kyann&rft.creator=Evans-Lacko%2C+Sarah&rft.creator=Hayes%2C+Daniel&rft.creator=March%2C+Anna&rft.creator=Mansfield%2C+Rosie&rft.creator=Santos%2C+Joao&rft.creator=Deniz%2C+Emre&rft.creator=Stallard%2C+Paul&rft.creator=Ashworth%2C+Emma&rft.creator=Moltrecht%2C+Bettina&rft.creator=Nisbet%2C+Kirsty&rft.creator=Stapley%2C+Emily&rft.creator=Mason%2C+Carla&rft.creator=Stepanous%2C+Jessica&rft.creator=Rasmus+Boehnke%2C+Jan&rft.description=Funded+by+the+Department+for+Education%2C+Education+for+Wellbeing+was+one+of+England's%0D%0Alargest+research+programmes+for+school-based+mental+health+interventions.+The+aim+of%0D%0Athe+programme+was+to+evaluate+pioneering+ways+of+supporting+the+mental+wellbeing+of%0D%0Apupils.%0D%0AThe+programme+was+split+into+two+trials%3A+AWARE+(Approaches+for+Wellbeing+and+Mental%0D%0AHealth+Literacy%3A+Research+in+Education)%2C+tested+in+secondary+school+settings%2C+and%0D%0AINSPIRE+(Interventions+in+Schools+for+Promoting+Wellbeing%3A+Research+in+Education)%2C%0D%0Atested+in+both+primary+and+secondary+school+settings.%0D%0AThis+briefing+focuses+on+the+results+for+the+INSPIRE+trial+which+explored+three+initiatives%0D%0Aeither+based+around+techniques+to+support+mental+wellbeing%2C+or+approaches+to+support%0D%0Aand+encourage+help-seeking+and+allied+strategies.+These+initiatives+were+delivered+in%0D%0Ayears+4+and+5+in+primary+schools+and+7+and+8+in+secondary+schools.+These+approaches%0D%0Awere+developed+specifically+for+the+study+and+had+not+been+trialled+previously.+These%0D%0Awere%3A+Mindfulness-Based+Exercises%3B+Relaxation+Techniques+and+Strategies+for+Safety%0D%0Aand+Wellbeing+(an+8-lesson+mental+health+literacy+programme).+Specifically+the+trial+explored+the+impact+of+these+interventions+in+the+short+and+longer+term+on+children+and%0D%0Ayoung+people%E2%80%99s+self-reported+emotional+difficulties+and+intentions+to+seek+help+in+future+if%0D%0Aexperiencing+mental+health+problems+(intended+help-seeking).+The+trial+was+conducted%0D%0Awith+20%2C489+pupils+across+213+schools.&rft.publisher=Department+for+Education&rft.date=2025-02&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++Department+for+Education%3A+London%2C+UK.+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10205397%2F1%2FEffectiveness_of_school_mental_health_and_wellbeing_promotion.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10205397%2F&rft.rights=open