mental health supporting young people
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Mental HealthSupporting Young People
“1 in 10 young people will experience a mental health problem at any one time, that’s around 3 in every class”
Mental Health – Supporting Young PeopleA 3 hour course or 1.5 hour twilight workshop, helping participants to better understand, identify and support young people experiencing issues with their mental health.
Who is it for?Adults working with young people including teaching staff, the wider school staff base, youth workers, pastoral care teams and social workers.
Course Content (3 hours)
• What is mental health?
• Vulnerability and coping mechanisms
• Language and mental health problems
• Stigma and discrimination
• Most common mental health problems amongst young people
• Risk and protective factors
• Identifying the early signs of an issue
• Implementing appropriate strategies of support
OutcomesDelegates are asked to rate their understanding of mental health and personal confidence in supporting young people experiencing mental health issues before and after each course**(scale of 1-10) with 1 being not at all confident and 10 being very confident. Percentage increases are then calculated.
Customer Examples:Green Meadow Primary School - 92% average increasePerry Barr Consortium (10 Schools in Attendance) - 60% average increase St Georges School, Newtown and Lozells School - 43% average increase
Altruist delivered interesting and thought-provoking sessions at our school on issues relating to mental health with useful pointers on how to identify stress levels. At school, this awareness raising has proved very useful with staff understanding how levels of stress can lead to mental health issues.
I would recommend this training to all schools/staff.
Ms Y Willis, Headteacher, Kingsland Primary & Nursery School
Mental HealthSupporting Young People
0121 271 [email protected] | Holt Street | Birmingham | B7 4BP
To enquire about a workshop for your school, please call us on 0121 271 0550 or email [email protected]