• Help students sooner

By offering support to students in school, teachers and staff can recognize if students have any mental health disorders like anxiety or depression. Once they figure this out, they can assist them sooner than expected or inform their families. If families know about their students mental health, they can offer further support.

• Reduce Stigma

If having mental health support becomes more common, seeking help will be normalized. For example, if more support groups are made people who join them a feeling of belonging can be created and can have a place to share their feelings. In schools, students won't find it embarrassing or scary to seek help.

  Practical solutions 

   Receiving psychological support enables students—particularly those facing issues such as substance abuse or suicidal ideation—to seek strategies to distract themselves from these negative behaviors and thoughts; for example, if they smoke, one strategy is to chew gum to alleviate the urge to smoke.

• Create Comfort

When having support groups in schools and communities it makes everyone feel more comfortable. It makes the community feel safer and assures you that you have someone there to support you.

• Easy Accessibility

Providing mental health support in schools and communities makes it easier for people to access the support they need. Since students are already at school, they can receive support in a familiar environment. In communities people can reach out easier when it's somewhere near their homes and without an expensive cost. This helps people not have to make appointments or go somewhere far, which removes the transportation barrier. This solution doesn't only improve mental well being, but also student attendance. When students feel supported it helps them keep attending school and engage in their learning. 

 Around the area  

 To ensure that most people feel comfortable speaking, it is essential to provide a clean and modern space—since the environment itself conveys emotions. 

• Over Diagnose

A con is the possibility of over-diagnosis. Some normal emotions or behaviors can be seen as mental health disorders. This can lead to unnecessary treatment towards others.

• Cost and Resources

Finding staff and resources to create support for students in school can be hard. It would also require a lot of money to hire professionals and create programs to help students. Additionally, if there are many mental health issues  found in school, being able to pay all of their treatment could be expensive and cause financial challenges for the school. IN communities, it could also be expensive to create programs. Some people might be afraid to step up and create support groups which would cause a problem in finding resources.

• Parental Disagreement

Another concern is families may not agree with having mental health support in schools. Families might believe mental health issues should be dealt with at home privately or outside of school counseling.

• Privacy Concerns

Students might worry that what they talk about won't stay confidential or feel uncomfortable sharing about personal information. Support groups formed within the community cannot guarantee the information shared will be kept secret. This could create a problem of privacy.