Americans feel that school contributes to their children’s stress above all else.
Our survey revealed very strong support for the idea:
Why such enthusiasm?
That still leaves students in most states without the ability to take excused mental health daysfor now at least.
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The mental health awareness we’ve all observed in recent years appears to have extended to kids.
And 69% of parents now think it’s normal to take a mental health day.
Among parents surveyed, only 31% say their child’s school offers mental health days to students.
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Meanwhile, 34% see mental health days as less legitimate than traditional sick days.
We’re still struggling with openness and universal acceptance of the idea that mental healthishealth.
Methodology
Verywell & Parents conducted a survey among 1,007 American parents from June 23-29, 2022.
The survey was fielded online via self-administered questionnaire to an opt-in panel of respondents from a market research vendor.
Klitzing K von, Dohnert M, Kroll M, Grube M.Mental disorders in early childhood.Deutsches Arzteblatt international.
