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Tamsin Ford
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How can teachers improve their mental health support?
Mental health support in schools should be based on evidence, says Tamsin Ford – here she explains where to find it
17 December 2019
Teachers, don’t suffer in silence with mental health
Poor mental health is rife in teaching, says psychologist Tamsin Ford – but reaching out can halt the ‘burnout cascade’
26 November 2019
Let’s examine how mental health affects attendance
We make allowances for students’ physical ailments but not their mental health conditions, says psychiatrist Tamsin Ford
5 November 2019
Wellbeing: Mental health is a family affair
Schools understandably focus on the mental health of students, but parents have a huge role to play – so should we be helping them too?
15 October 2019
New adolescent mental health stats: what teachers need to know
Details of the first official government statistics since 2004 explained Professor Tamsin Ford  
22 November 2018