© Provided by Xinhua A student participates in an outdoor activity focusing on mental health at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) JINAN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The peer support scheme at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School is part of an adolescent mental health and development program jointly launched by China's National Health Commission, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the United Nations Children's Fund.
The program, carried out from 2021 to 2025 in 10 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, is scheduled to eventually cover 300 schools.
In addition to peer support, experts have also devised "mental health service packages." This standardized curriculum has been designed to help teens better understand themselves, control their emotions, be kind to themselves, appreciate others and solve problems.
© Provided by Xinhua Peer supporter Li Wenhao (C) participates in an outdoor activity focusing on mental health at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) © Provided by Xinhua Li Wenhao (R) and Shi Hongfei (C) attend a simulation for peer supporting during a class at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) © Provided by Xinhua Peer supporters take notes during a training class at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) © Provided by Xinhua Song Yeming (1st R, back) looks at Li Jinghao, who answers a question from the teacher, during a mental health class at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) © Provided by Xinhua Li Jinghao (1st R, back) and Song Yeming (2nd R, back) share their emotional feelings during a mental health class at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) © Provided by Xinhua Peer supporter Shi Hongfei (1st R, back) attends a mental health class at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) © Provided by Xinhua Song Yeming (C) shares a graph of her feelings during a mental health class at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) © Provided by Xinhua Students attend a mental health class at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) © Provided by Xinhua School counselor Zhao Peng gives a training class for peer supporters at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) © Provided by Xinhua Peer supporter Shi Hongfei (C) participates in a group discussion with classmates during a mental health class at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) © Provided by Xinhua Students participate in an outdoor activity focusing on mental health at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) © Provided by Xinhua Li Jinghao (R) and Song Yeming are pictured at Zhangqiu No. 4 Middle School in Zhangqiu District of Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
