Blogs - 2018
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Parent Champions empowered to raise mental health awareness
Myrvete Gashi, our Parent Participation Officer, shares some thoughts on what it means to be a Parent Champion.
- 18th December 2018
- By: Myrvete Gashi
- Posted in: General News
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Looking through a wider lens: review of self or community approaches for addressing anxiety and depression in children and young people
Lauren Garland shares her thoughts on the new review we published on self-care for young people.
- 13th December 2018
- By: Lauren Garland
- Posted in: General News
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Supporting a friend going through a mental health struggle
A Young Champion, Rachel McGrath, provides some advice on how to support a friend struggling with their mental health.
- 5th November 2018
- By: Rachel McGrath
- Posted in: General News
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Navigating the mental health care maze
Jessica Brennan describes what it's like to work with many different mental health professionals and provides some tips that have helped her.
- 22nd October 2018
- By: Jessica Brennan
- Posted in: General News
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Schools in Mind resources add value to wellbeing outcomes
Kelly Hannaghan, Wellbeing Leader at Lessness Heath Primary School, explains how joining the Schools in Mind network has safeguarded pupil, staff and family’s mental health and contributed to...
- 12th October 2018
- By: Kelly Hannaghan
- Posted in: General News
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Why Lingo matters
A Young Champion, Amy Herring, writes about why her co-production project, Lingo, matters.
- 4th October 2018
- By: Amy Herring
- Posted in: General News
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My experience working on the ‘We all have mental health’ animation
Phoebe Ralph, age 14, shares her experience of co-designing our 'We all have mental health' animation. She was involved in our workshops, script editing and reviewing the...
- 20th September 2018
- By: Phoebe Ralph
- Posted in: General News
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Exploring challenging treatment endings with Parent Champions
Lauren Garland shares Parent Champions' thoughts, experiences and suggestions on ending child/youth mental health treatment.
- 17th September 2018
- By: Lauren Garland
- Posted in: General News
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Recognising Early Signs of Depression
One of our Parent Champions writes about what she thinks the early signs of depression are and why it's important to recognise them.
- 13th September 2018
- By: Funmi Sowunmi
- Posted in: General News
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Hidden beneath a sleeve
One of our Young Champions powerfully describes her experience of self-harm.
- 8th August 2018
- By: Kirsty Spicer
- Posted in: General News