Half of mental illness in adult life starts before the age of 15 … and three-quarters by age 18. [i] Meanwhile, the children and young people of today face heightened pressures and stresses … witness a big uptick in the numbers…
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You might find some (or all) of the following quotes interesting: “… the heart of our work is the hurt in our hearts” – extract from CPCAB philosophy . “Our selves aren’t just inside our heads- they’re spread throughout our bodies and beyond …”…
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This piece by George Monbiot was published in The Guardian (8th October 2013). Although its focus is on schools and children’s education, its essence is also very relevant to children’s wellbeing and mental/emotional health: “A week in the countryside is worth three…
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Emily-Jane Clark, writing in the Metro: “‘My brain won’t let me sleep,’ wept my six-year-old daughter as she cried inconsolably in my arms last night. Since starting Year Two in September, my normally happy little girl has become tired, emotional,…
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Take a new and different look at mental health via this free online course – Challenging ideas in mental health – from the Open University’s OpenLearn . The course invites you to think differently about life’s dilemmas by taking account of the views of all…
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In my own odyssey through this valley of shadows I have mulled over three approaches – between them, they offer a pathway to a wider societal cure. The Guardian article below is from Mark Rice-Oxley, author of Underneath the Lemon Tree: A Memoir of Depression and Recovery : “It’s become…
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Mad People’s History and Identity : a five week free course by, about and for people who have lived experience of mental health issues. The course is interactive, full of discussion and very much about valuing each other as “experts by experience”. It looks at topics such as:…
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The mental health of children is a rising area of concern and one which schools are trying to combat. The BBC’s Emma Jane Kirby reports from south London about a scheme that involves teaching primary schoolchildren about mental health through…
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It often falls to teachers to support families in crisis, but they don’t always have the skills. The Guardian newspaper’s “Secret Teacher” series carried an article explaining how, in order to feel confident helping their students, some teachers have…
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