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Child mental health: school absence
The Department for Education (DfE) has published a report exploring the extent to which students' poor mental health contributes to school absenteeism in England among 13- to 16-year-olds. The report draws data from the second cohort of the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE2) which follows a sample of young people born in 1998/1999. Findings show that mental ill health is one of the causal factors of absence in Year 11 students and poorer mental health strongly predicts authorised absences. The report includes calls to equip parents, teachers and students with the resources they need to identify if a young person is struggling with their mental health.
Read the report: Relationship between mental ill health and absence in students aged 13 to 16