1. Mental Health Issues: The Role of Schools Dr Pooky Knightsmith Director: children, young people & schools Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
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2. @PookyH @charliewtrust

3. PhD in child and adolescent mental health
Focus on practical strategies
Consultation with young people, their parents and the staff who work with them
‘Lived experience’

4. How can you tell if someone has mental health issues?

5. Isolated / withdrawn
Low self-esteem
Accidental?
Likely story?
Repeated?
Physical injuries
Personality change
Neglect
Change in appetite
Change in sleep
Unhappy

6. Easy to miss warning signs
Abuse or self-abuse?
Easy to miss warning signs
Physical Health
Behaviour Change
Late / Absent
Academic Change

7. But sometimes…

8. Pastoral
Teaching
The role of the School

9. Pastoral
The role of the School

10. 1. Policies & Procedures

11. Policy
Is it relevant?
Is it practical?
Do people use it?
Are staff named?
Link

12. 2. Skills Development

13. 3. Collaboration

14. Teaching
The role of the School

17. Teach & Train about it
Teach pupils
Train staff
Parent workshops
Link

18. Keeping it safe… 1 2 3 Design activities for the most vulnerable pupil
Consider age & stage of this class
Design activities for the most vulnerable pupil
Signpost sources of support:
What, How & Why

19. Lovely Free Stuff from CWMT…

20. Free Book Club for School Mental Health Leads

21. Mental Health: Weekly Online Learning for Staff working with CYP

22. @CharlieWTrust | @PookyH
Mental Health: Free training and workshops for school staff, pupils and parents
inourhands.com/cwmt
@CharlieWTrust

23. In Summary:

24. STOP box ticking
Develop meaningful and relevant policies and procedures with CYP at their heart

25. Connect, collaborate and move forwards together
LOOK around you
Connect, collaborate and move forwards together

26. LISTEN to CYP
Every child has a right to feel listened to. Five minutes in your busy day can be transformative for a child in need.

27. pooky@cwmt.org @PookyH