1. Children and Young People’s Mental Health
Educating, informing and supporting families
Educating, informing and supporting families

2. Presented by Sue Bennett
Northamptonshire Adult Learning Service
Mental Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator
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3. Educating, informing and supporting families
It’s common
1 in 4 adults in any 12 month period will experience signs and symptoms of common mental health problems
1 in 10 young people will experience some form of problem with their emotional and mental health in the course of a year
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4. Educating, informing and supporting families
But what is it?
Mental health influences how we think and feel about ourselves and others and how we interpret events. It affects our capacity to learn, to communicate and to form, sustain and end relationships. It also influences our ability to cope with change, transition and life events
Dr Lynne Friedl (2004)
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5. Children who are mentally healthy are able to:
Develop psychologically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually
Initiate, develop and sustain, mutually satisfying personal relationships
Use and enjoy solitude
Become aware of others and empathise with them
Play and learn
Develop a sense of right and wrong
Resolve (face) problems and setbacks and learn from them
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6. Stigma and discrimination exists
It’s taboo
Stigma and discrimination exists
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7. How can Family Learning contribute?
By educating, informing and supporting
Child development – a basic understanding
Co-production – include the families
Intergenerational learning
Adolescence – Chemical or ‘Growing Up’
Resilience – it’s learnt not inherited
Non traditional settings
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