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@ymhc.ngo

Taking action when students are absent with compassion
#hearttoheart #mentalhealthsupport #mentalwellness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #ymhc #schoolabsence #schoolabsenteeism #studentmentalhealth #studentwellbeing #Compassion #ymhc

November 3, 2026 at 11:42 PM

Youth Mental Health Canada

@ymhc.ngo

Supporting the Mental Health and Well-being of Students
#Students #studentmentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalwellness #mentalhealthstruggles #ymhc #studentwellbeing #schoolattendance #schoolabsence #schoolavoidance #schoolrefusal #schoolphobia #schoolanxiety

November 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM

Youth Mental Health Canada

@ymhc.ngo

We need to recognize absence from and presence at school - with compassion.
#schoolabsence #schoolattendance #compassion #wemissyou #ymhc

October 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM

Youth Mental Health Canada

@ymhc.ngo

Please complete and share this national survey on school attendance challenges.
#survey #nationalsurvey #schoolattendance #schoolabsenteeism #schoolphobia #schoolanxiety #schoolavoidance #schoolabsence #schoolclimate #stayinschool #studentmentalhealth #education #students #teachers #ymhc

October 29, 2026 at 1:44 PM

Youth Mental Health Canada

@ymhc.ngo

Understanding School Attendance Challenges #schoolattendance #schoolabsenteeism #schoolphobia #schoolanxiety #schoolavoidance #schoolabsence #schoolclimate #stayinschool #studentmentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealtheducation #mentalhealthmatters #mentalwellness #mentalwellbeing #ymhc

October 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM

Daily Northern

@dailynorthern.com

Copenhagen funds support groups for parents of children missing school #copenhagen #education #schoolabsence

Copenhagen funds support groups for parents of children missing school

Copenhagen has funded a four-year project to support parents of children with involuntary school absence, with the aim of helping more children return to school, DR reports. The project will set up parent groups and is due to start in the new year. The initiative was proposed by Forældrekommissio…

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October 14, 2026 at 8:01 AM

Daily Northern

@dailynorthern.com

Early action nearly halves worrying absenteeism at Aalborg school #Aalborg #Pisa #schoolabsence

Early action nearly halves worrying absenteeism at Aalborg school

An early focus on responding to pupil absence has nearly halved worrying absenteeism at Sønderholm School in Aalborg Municipality, DR reports. The school does not recognise the picture of widespread truancy presented by the latest PISA survey, which found that 28 percent of pupils had skipped sch…

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September 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM

Daily Northern

@dailynorthern.com

Odense pilot brings parents of school-absent children together #odense #parenting #schoolabsence

Odense pilot brings parents of school-absent children together

A new pilot project in Odense is bringing together parents of children with high school absence, DR reports. The network gives them a place to meet and discuss their challenges. Some children become ill at the thought of going to school, experiencing physical symptoms such as stomach or headaches…

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August 22, 2026 at 1:45 PM

Education Conferences UK

@edukconferences.bsky.social

🚨 Struggling with attendance for disadvantaged learners? Join our virtual masterclass Mon 26 Jan 2026 with Matt Bromley to get practical strategies, tackle persistent absence, & improve outcomes. 🎯 Secure your spot: tinyurl.com/rtnmbx45

#school #schoolattendance #everydaycounts #schoolabsence

December 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Youth Endowment Fund

@youthendowmentfund.org.uk

Watch the full episode: youtu.be/Imzk8UJ2HJc
🎧 Out now
📅 New episodes weekly

#Education #SchoolAbsence #SchoolExclusion #LostLearning #Podcast #Safe

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February 18, 2026 at 7:16 AM

The Journal of Rheumatology

@jrheumatol.bsky.social

Research Article

School Absence Among Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A National Matched Comparison Study

📖 www.jrheum.org/cgi/content/...
@au.dk

#epidemiology #juvenileidiopathicarthritis #schoolabsence

August 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM

Silvia Behrens

@silviab.bsky.social

New #openaccess publication in the European Journal of Special Needs Education: using admin data from Scotland, we examined how early-identified additional support needs are associated with school absence trajectories over time. #specialeducationalneeds #schoolabsence #ASN
doi.org/10.1080/0885...

Early ASN identification and trajectories of school absence in Scotland

This paper examines how early identification of additional support needs (ASN) is associated with pupils’ school‑absence trajectories across the transition from primary into secondary school. In Sc...

doi.org

August 5, 2026 at 10:14 AM

Ralph Berry

@rdrberry.bsky.social

Long and detailed #Scrutiny meeting on #SchoolAbsence in Bradford .
Good to see recognition that #Curriculum is a part of this. And need to recognise trauma and housing issues amongst other pressures.
Shared agenda matters more than Scrutiny
#Bradford