Marlborough Living Sep - Oct 2021
As the Autumn nights draw in our thoughts turn to delicious cosseting food, home comforts and setting affairs in order. Plus we interview baker Richard Bertinet and garden designer Adam Frost.
As the Autumn nights draw in our thoughts turn to delicious cosseting food, home comforts and setting affairs in order. Plus we interview baker Richard Bertinet and garden designer Adam Frost.
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Changing the narrative<br />
around mental health<br />
(emotive but essential)<br />
Since the ease of lockdown, it has been a busy<br />
and rewarding experience supporting parents<br />
and teachers through the Youth Mental Health<br />
Aware, Champion and Youth Mental Health<br />
First Aid courses...<br />
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These create awareness of how to spot signs, reduce stigma,<br />
improve mental health literacy and help to provide teachers and<br />
parents with the confidence to start conversations so young<br />
people feel heard and supported.<br />
In turn this can lead to reducing mental illness and have a<br />
positive knock-on effect to overall wellbeing, confidence,<br />
motivation, and achievement.<br />
In my experience, one of the biggest surprises for parents and<br />
teachers, can be the realisation there are no quick fixes. Mental<br />
health is not the same as mental illness and is part of our overall<br />
health. It can be complex and less obvious than someone<br />
experiencing a physical illness and therefore recovery can take<br />
time. Changing the narrative around this is important.<br />
The latest statistics show that 13% of young people meet the<br />
criteria for a mental health condition, and 75% of lifetime mental<br />
health issues have developed by the age of 24. The good news is<br />
that 85% of young people with mental ill health say the support<br />
of their family and friends is helpful when dealing with their<br />
mental health.<br />
One of the greatest early interventions is to<br />
create an environment where our young people<br />
feel heard, through non-judgmental listening<br />
which helps to promote recovery.<br />
Here are a few helpful tips to starting this conversation:<br />
1. Choose a setting: keep the chat positive and supportive,<br />
exploring the issues and how you can help<br />
2. Useful questions to ask: How are you feeling now; How<br />
long have you felt like this? Is there anything I can do to<br />
help?<br />
3. How to listen: Accept them as they are and allow silence<br />
as this can be very supportive.<br />
The courses help to raise our awareness, and create an<br />
opportunity for hope and recovery for young people aged 8-18.<br />
They are inclusive, non-judgmental, on-line and face to face,<br />
dedicated for parents, teachers, and carers.<br />
There are discounted courses in <strong>Sep</strong>tember and <strong>Oct</strong>ober ready<br />
for the new term. Visit: mywhitedogyouth.com/what-we-do for<br />
more information.<br />
Education for a<br />
changing world<br />
Stonar has a history of exceptional pupil<br />
achievements enabled by a remarkable,<br />
supportive educational environment that<br />
engenders hard work and the desire to get<br />
involved. Pupils feel free to be themselves,<br />
flourishing academically and as individuals.<br />
PHONE: 01225 701744<br />
STONARSCHOOL.COM<br />
CO-EDUCATIONAL NURSERY - SIXTH FORM<br />
SIXTH FORM TASTER DAY<br />
8TH OCTOBER <strong>2021</strong><br />
Or contact us to arrange an individual visit<br />
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