Brain science proves that the social and emotional wellbeing of disadvantaged children is critical to improving their learning and attainment.
Because the ICAM Programme is designed to overcome disruption, trauma and loss, building relationship skills, personal resilience, self-management and responsible decision-making, children affected by the Covid-19 pandemic will benefit significantly as well when schools adopt the ICAM Programme.
There is strong evidence to show that investment in SEL and the creation of a safe and secure learning environment in school is highly cost effective, and that, through the application to improved life skills and the ability to learn of all children, these initiatives bring major economic benefits in the future, both in terms of productivity and in reduced social welfare/criminal justice costs. This programme not only meets key needs of the target group, it also benefits countries as a whole by helping to ensure that, through the ICAM programme, it is not only CAM, it is all children, who will become fully integrated and contributory members of society.