Hi, I’m Steve, By the time I was 17 I had spent the past 3 years trying to find escape mechanisms to get me away from the bullies and the internal battle I was going through with my sexuality. It …
Recently, I have had the privilege to take part in a Baby Friendly Initiative hospital assessment and had the chance to talk to new mums about their experiences of having a baby. After thirty years in midwifery it was wonderful …
Finding out you are expecting a baby can elicit a wide range of emotions from joy and happiness to shock and devastation. Every woman will have a unique tale to tell about her pregnancy and subsequent birth, which has been …
I was recently privileged to visit the Highfield Unit in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, which has been open for two years. It provides the highest standard of care for young people from 11-18 years who are acutely ill with …
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are pretty unique in that they provide a whole range of music therapy for children and young people in a whole range of settings, including the Chelsea Children’s Hospital, the child development services …
When I was a student Health Visitor, my placement throughout the year was in a borough of London that was mainly residential, with a mix of social classes living in a wide range of housing. It was an excellent way …
I am a senior dietitian working in an inpatient unit for young people aged 11 to 18 who have severe eating disorders, mainly anorexia nervosa. When patients are admitted, the first thing I need to do is to find out …
I have been a Health Visitor now for 15 years and I am very passionate about Infant Mental Health. I learnt about the mental health of babies whilst studying for my Masters in Public Health some years ago and I …
Just over 2 years ago I ‘virtually’ met a very determined mental health nurse via twitter, during various tweets @paul_RMHN raised the issue of the challenges that military children face. And on many occasions he posed the key question – …
There have been a number of recent reports and media concerns about the mental health of our children and young people in the UK. Perhaps one of the most worrying was the Childline report ‘On the edge’ (http://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/research-reports/on-the-edge-childline-suicide-report.pdf). This highlights …
