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New book from Dr Dusana Dorjee

Posted on 2 February 2026

Dr Dusana Dorjee's new book - Making Sense of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Schools - is out now. 

The book:

  • outlines the first comprehensive framework of child mental health and wellbeing neurodevelopment with focus on large-scale brain networks
  • translates key developmental processes in the mind and brain into learning outcomes, knowledge and skills for Reception stage, KS1, and lower and upper KS2
  • lays out a new 7-step, trauma-informed pedagogical approach for teaching mental health and wellbeing and provides a plethora of relevant activity examples
  • explains key terms, with case studies and reflection opportunities throughout.

The book is for educators, mental health practitioners and policy makers interested in understanding mental health and wellbeing neurodevelopment of children and finding research-based ways to effectively support them long-term in schools.

You can get a copy from Routledge's website.