Mental health education will be supported for the next two years in 13 primary schools, thanks to a grant from the Manx Lottery Trust.
Isle Listen, which is a charitable initiative, relies on funding from various sources to deliver its important mental health education programme in schools.
This programme brings interactive, age-appropriate sessions into primary (and secondary) schools across the island.
Mental Health Education
The programme, which currently operates in 95% of the island’s schools, sparks conversations, builds confidence and helps students recognise that looking after their mind is just as important as looking after their body.
All activities are grounded in evidence-based, psychological good practice, with content reviewed by Isle Listen’s accredited clinical team.
Speaking of the primary schools curriculum, Holly Ramsay, Wellbeing Facilitator at Isle Listen said: “The sessions we deliver help young people build self-esteem, encourage positive relationships and equip them with practical coping strategies that they can draw upon when managing strong and challenging emotions.”
Funding
Holly added: “Through our presence in schools, we see first-hand how students’ understanding of mental health is growing year on year, and how eager they are to learn how to look after their own wellbeing.
“Some students are now in their fifth consecutive year of Isle Listen sessions, and have carried the tools and confidence developed over these sessions in primary school into secondary education, supporting the next chapter of their lives. It is such a privilege to be a part of this journey.”
Through the Manx Lottery Trust grant of £37,332 per year for two years, Isle Listen’s facilitation of the mental health education programme is secured for another two academic years, in 13 of 33 primary schools.
