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Poll: Should emotional literacy be taught in schools?

A child psychiatrist is proposing ‘emotional literacy’ be added to the school curriculum. What do you think?

A LEADING CHILD and adult psychiatrist has said that ‘emotional literacy’ should be taught in schools, in the same way as maths and English is, as a means of tackling youth suicide.

Professor Fiona McNicholas said the age group most likely to die from suicide is between 15 and 24, and she said that young people need to be reminded “there are choices and solutions to what they are feeling other than suicide”.

Do you think this proposal is a good idea?

Poll Results:

Yes (240)

No (26)

Don't know (25)

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Jennifer O'Connell

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