In Myanmar, mental health efforts are very limited on children and adolescents, and little is studied about child and adolescent mental health. In addition, there are no mental health services for children and adolescents in school setting. Schools in Myanmar pay attention to needs of students through educational perspective and overlook the relationship between school setting and students’ mental health and social needs. The purpose of this ASU IRB approved study was to identify mental health needs of high school students in Myanmar. The school social adjustment assessment instrument was designed and items of the instrument covering social, emotional and behavioral domains were developed based on analysis of existing mental health assessment tools. The survey was administered with a convenience sample of 250 students and 88 teachers from five high schools in Myanmar. The data collection has been completed in January 2018, and currently is under the review and analysis. It is anticipated, that upon completion of the study, the training manual will be developed and training for social workers will be provided to initiate social adjustment and mental health support programs in high schools in Myanmar.

 Leader of the project:

Zayar Lynn