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Art therapy helps girls affected by youth violence

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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A south London-based project is using creative expression as a therapeutic tool to support young girls affected by the aftermath of youth violence.

Young people supported to get wise over exploitation

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Monday, September 23, 2019

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YMCA WiSE, YMCA Downslink Group's support service, helps young people affected by or at risk of sexual exploitation through its trauma-informed approach.

PRU embeds trauma understanding among teachers

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Monday, September 23, 2019

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The Key Education Centre has trained all staff to understand how trauma manifests in children and how to respond effectively.

Support to tackle the trauma left by ACE

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Monday, September 23, 2019

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Family Support, an independent local authority trading company, delivers a trauma-aware approach to children and young people's services in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Project unpicks the trauma of care to address offending

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Monday, September 23, 2019

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Experience of both care and custody is not unusual - Ministry of Justice research suggests around a quarter of the adult prison population are care leavers, despite less than one per cent of children entering care each year.

HeadStart boosts pupil resilience in Newham schools

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Monday, June 24, 2019

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Programme delivers a whole-school approach to mental health.

School arts project encourages pupils to express feelings

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Monday, June 24, 2019

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Pupils at secondary in largely Asian community take part in an art project to raise mental health awareness.

Teachers learn mental heath first aid

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Monday, June 24, 2019

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Helps teachers improve mental health support skills.

Beach workshops help pupils re-engage with learning

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Monday, June 24, 2019

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Supports families to improve and maintain positive mental health.

LifeSkills, United States

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Monday, May 27, 2019

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LifeSkills is an evidence-based early intervention and prevention programme that improves children's emotional health and wellbeing.

App reduces young people's urge to self-harm

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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Calm Harm app helps children and young people manage the urge to self-harm.

Empowering children to take control of their online lives

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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Free internet safety resource for pupils in Key Stage 2.

Social prescribers for children

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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StreetGames' project could be the first initiative to "prescribe" social support for struggling young people.

Provider treats young people with mental health problems

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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West Midlands-based Cove Care provides step-down placements from mental health in-patient units.

Young people express their feelings through creating and publishing comics

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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Knowsley Council-backed community interest company supports vulnerable young people to create their own comic books and zines to express their concerns and hopes, and to help build resilience.

Evidence and Impact: Improving infant mental health

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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

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The latest in a series of articles about emerging safeguarding practice looks at the development of an evidence-based approach to design systems and services to improve infant mental health.

Young commissioners programme

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

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Group of young people in Newcastle and Gateshead recruited to help commission child mental health services.

Young people craft advice for schools on boosting pupils' mental health

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

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Young people in East Sussex worked with the council, NHS, schools and a voluntary organisation to produce booklets and posters helping schools to support pupils' mental health.

Youth mental health, Netherlands

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

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Mental health problems have been rising rapidly in the Netherlands since 2015; mental disorders are responsible for 12 million sick days in the country, costing €2.7bn each year.

How to Beat Burnout: Advice for Employers

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

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Children's professionals across social care, health and education are increasingly leaving their jobs due to "burnout". Joe Lepper explores successful strategies to beat burnout and boost staff wellbeing.