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Coimbatore: The school education department , under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), has prepared a handbook for teachers on ‘Emotional Well-being of Students’.The handbook would provide an overview about the psychology and behaviour of adolescent students, in a view to equip teachers who handle them, SSA officials said. It will be distributed to 188 schools in the district.Each school will be given 10 books, an official said. “The handbook is meant for all teachers. They would get an idea of how to handle students, who are facing adolescence issues.”Published by the state project office of SSA, the book discusses 10 topics such as emotional well-being, handling adolescent issues, improving positive thoughts, issues and solutions for problems due to students’ behaviour, stress management, ways to enhance learning, role of schools in societal improvement, communication skills, life skills and the role of physical education in psychological well-being..