Understanding Children and young people’s mental health

This course is aimed at anyone who works within a school, Primary or secondary. Children’s mental health Is the top of our priority as 50% of all mental health problems start before the age of 14 and 75% before the age of 24 so we need to work together to help reduce this and make our young people feel supported.

Time: Four-hour course spread over four x one-hour sessions

Cost: £25 per person

Session one

In this first session we will look at and discuss the following topics.

• What is mental health
• What is mental ill health
• Stigma surrounding mental ill health
• Listening to a child and young person

At the end of this session you will know the difference between mental health and mental ill health along with how stigma is still apparent today and causing children and young people to not get help. You will also go away with new or confirming skills on listening.

Session two

In this second session we will look at the following topics.

• What is Anxiety and how to help
• Different types of abuse and how to recognise them

At the end of this session you will have a good understanding of anxiety and how to help someone in crisis. You will also know about different types of abuse and what we can do to help.

Session three

In this third session we will discus and learn all about the following.

• Stress
• How to manage stress
• Contributing factors to mental ill health

Session four

In our final session together, we will discuss the very important topic of suicide.

• Suicide in children and young people
• Depression
• Sign posting and getting help

At the end of this session you will have the confidence to ask someone about suicide and how to manage their answer and how to help them. You will learn all about contributing factors of depression and how to recognise it and finally you will go away with how and where to sign post anyone who needs help.

Support:

Throughout this whole course you will be supported by the trainer Samantha Kendall. Your tutor will be contactable via email to answer any questions you have after and between sessions. After each session you will receive a few questions to answer and submit to confirm the understanding of the subjects covered. Once the course is complete you will receive a certificate of completion.