Bullying and mental health in sub-Saharan African schools: a systematic review
Bullying is a public health concern impacting mental health globally, particularly in schools. Both perpetrators and victims experience mental health challenges.
Bullying is a public health concern impacting mental health globally, particularly in schools. Both perpetrators and victims experience mental health challenges.
Cyberbullying threatens student well-being and school safety, yet limited research has explored how teachers actively respond to it. This study investigated the beliefs and active strategies of 440 teachers to combat cyberbullying.
Creating healthy food environments is central to improving adolescent nutrition; a life-stage characterised by rapid growth, body composition changes and heightened nutrient requirements.
Preparing meals from raw ingredients has been linked to healthier diets, while developing cooking skills in childhood may foster lifelong healthy eating habits.
This brief examines the trajectory of comprehensive sexuality education policy in the Philippines and highlights the context, shifts in approach, and continued legal and policy barriers that prevent adolescents from making informed decisions about their health and developing respectful relationsh
Comprehensive sexuality education is an educational approach that addresses the cognitive, emotional, physical and social aspects of sexuality. When taught consistently and age-appropriately, it expands survival, health and life benefits for young people everywhere.
This article examines the access to Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) among secondary school students in Argentina, based on data from a national survey conducted with students and school principals.
This report, titled “Evidence of Change: Advancing Menstrual Health Management in Angola” , summarizes the findings of a five-year initiative (2021–2026) carried out under the Safeguard Young People (SYP) Program by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, with technical assistance from UNFPA.
Student mental health is an increasingly pressing concern in higher education globally, yet efforts to deal with this issue are often hampered by inconsistencies in defining and measuring mental health and wellbeing.
The aims of this study are: to explore views about the nature of any relationship between pupil wellbeing and school attendance; to understand other factors that may have affected school attendance since the Covid-19 pandemic; to investigate views about the range of support approaches offered by