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Teaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happiness

  • Written by Kai Zhuang Shum, Assistant Professor of School Psychology, University of Tennessee
Teaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happinessGratitude, kindness and optimistic thinking can help kids feel a bit better.Wipada Wipawin/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Youth mental health has worsened significantly over the past decade, but new interventions that teach positive psychology concepts in school may help.

American young people are reporting historically high levels of hopelessness,...

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