THE Chase School in Malvern has been commended by a mental health service for its positive attitude towards mental health and well-being.

Kooth is an online mental health support service providing children and young people easy access to a team of experienced counsellors.

As part of a national competition, the First News Takeover Challenge, which offers young people a chance to learn about the world of work, ten Chase students took a look at Kooth.

They evaluated three areas of Kooth’s services: peer support, branding and personalisation.

They offered views on what they felt Kooth were doing well and suggestions on what they may like to see done differently.

In total, 34 schools took part across England and Wales, with the Chase selected at random from all the entries. The prize was a £100 voucher for the school and a certificate of attendance to all the young people who attended.

The Chase was also congratulated by Jasdip Hothi from Kooth for its positive attitude towards supporting its students with emotional and mental health wellbeing issues.