#childmentalhealth – Mood-Coach

Great self help website for young people

May 11, 2019May 11, 2019by moodcoachLeave a comment

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The Anna Freud Centre has a fabulous set of self help resources for us to view. It will be worth my time getting to know the material there and thinking how best to use it.

I don’t think I am naïve in considering the Anna Freud Centre as a great institution and I associate it with people I have long admired (Winnicott/Ainsworth etc) and who have shaped my work both with children and adults.

I am that stage in my life when I contemplate how I can indirectly shape the direction of young people in a helpful way (through influencing fellow professionals and trainees) as opposed to face to face work.

Some great listens out there

April 27, 2019April 27, 2019by moodcoachLeave a comment

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Celebs talk about mental health. Brave Burnley FC footballer describes depression in this super, and tear jerking radio programme. Its full of great quotes especially from his supportive wife. My goodness he is a lucky chap! Lucky having a wife like that but also he survived being hit by a truck and perhaps more dangerous, as a Burnley FC footballer, he survived admission to a Blackburn Hospital Ward.

And young celebs talk about mental health. Not dissimilar, in that it involves celebs talking about mental health, Loyle Carner talks to the Connor Brothers. Great to hear young men being encouraged to seek help. Although I do have some brave young blokes talking to me about emotional stuff, they are still in the minority.

… And talking about young mental health. Cant go myself but looks like I am missing a real treat at this conference on children’s mental health.

https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/psychiatry/2018-19/pym06?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pym06_social_ext

What’s catching my eye: 28.1.2019

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019by moodcoachLeave a comment

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1 Suicide prevention. Important area and a publication that could easily have missed my eye (but thanks to Twitter…). Its the Suicide Prevention Plan

2 Types of depression. Interesting article although people who are depressed may lack the desire to do their own self analysis

3 Love podcasts and looking forward to listening to these Tedtalks on the important area of empathy

4 Preventing child mental ill health. A book that is definitely on my buy list