All Mental Health articles – Page 2
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Faith at homeThe adolescent brain
Like toddlers, teenagers often get a bad press when it comes to their behaviour. Sweeping generalisations can be made about the adolescent years, and many unsuspecting teenagers find themselves at the receiving end of unfavourable statements. For parents, the transformation that occurs in their children can have a significant impact. While for some the changes are barely noticeable, others may endure extreme ‘personality transplants’ in their children, and the rollercoaster of emotional adjustment to this new season can be daunting for parents and teenagers alike.
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BlogIs Love Island ruining teenagers’ body image?
The Mental Health Foundation have criticised the negative affect of reality TV shows like Love Island. Sue Monkton-Rickett from the Association of Christian Counsellors gives some practical advice for raising young people’s self-esteem
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Faith at homePNDads: New fathers and mental health
Unless we have experienced a mental illness ourselves or seen it first-hand through friends or family members, we can easily think it’s not something that could happen to us; especially for us men, who are taught from a young age not to cry. We can grow up unaware of how to interact with these emotions, suppressing them well into adult life.
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Faith at homeIt’s OK not to be OK
You’re late for the school run. Your teenage daughter is screaming upstairs because her blazer is dirty. You had washed, dried and ironed it ready for this morning, but she has spilled foundation all over it. She knows it’s not your fault but she’s stressed about the mock exams taking place later in the day, so she lashes out at whoever is listening.
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IssuesDepression: struggling to breathe
Rachael Newham tried to end her own life as a teenager. She shares her story
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BlogA self-harm epidemic?
A new report suggests that nearly a quarter of 14-year-old girls in the UK have self-harmed. Claire Musters investigates why
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IssuesMale suicide
Scottish indie band Frightened Rabbit probably aren’t on the cultural radar of the children and young people we work with. Kids today have probably never lost an hour to the majestic Midnight Organ Flight album or screamed along to ‘Keep yourself warm’. But in the last month this band has become vitally important to our work with young men.
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BlogAre you on the brink of burnout?
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week has a focus on stress. Two thirds of us experience mental health problems in our lifetime and the main culprit is stress. SueMonckton-Rickett shares a few ways we can avoid burning out in our ministry
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BlogIs anxiety destroying our young people?
As the Mental Health Foundation marks out Mental Health Awareness week, Ralph Buckingham explores why anxiety may be the biggest mental health issue our young people face.
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BlogThe Windrush Scandal is hurting young people’s mental health
HMS Windrush brought many young workers from the Caribbean over to Britain at a time when workers were desperately needed. They were greeted with racism and the recent scandal shows that little appears to have changed. Nathan Dennis from First Class Legacy shares how this is affecting our young people
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BlogDuchess of Cambridge launches Mentally Healthy Schools website
Youth worker, Pete English, shares his thoughts on the princess’ new health project.
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IssuesRise of self-harm in teenage girls
The British Medical Journal has noted a 68 per cent increase in self-harm among 13 to 16-year-old girls over a three-year period.
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IssuesCast your cares
Recent research suggests that as many as one in six young people will experience an anxiety condition at some point in their lives. Liz Edge looks at how we can encourage the children and young people in our groups to talk about these issues and seek help where they need it
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BlogSanctuary: creating safe spaces to talk about mental health with young people
On World Mental Health Day Rachael Newham from mental health charity ThinkTwice talks about creating sanctuaries for young people.
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BlogInstagram and poor mental health
It was recently reported that Instagram can negatively impact young people’s mental health. Beth Stout, chief executive of Golddigger Trust shares what we can be doing to help children and young people in the digital age.
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IssuesThe Royal Family and mental health
The idea of the British stiff upper lip has been traditionally synonymous with our Royal Family, but the past few months have turned things upside down.
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Faith at homeSelf-esteem: “I am not enough”
In a world full of pressures and stresses, how do we give children and young people the tools to build up a healthy level of self-esteem? The girls’ brigade’s Claire Rush has some ideas
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IssuesMental health at school
Young Minds recently launched their ‘Wise Up’ campaign. This called for teachers, students and parents to sign an open letter to Theresa May urging her to readdress the imbalance in the education system, making pupil wellbeing a priority for all schools.
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IssuesRise in self-harm among boys
Many of our boys aren’t finding healthy outlets for their anxieties and stresses, resulting in a variety of other coping strategies including self-harm, according to new research from The Mix, SelfharmUK, and Young Minds.
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