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Why resilience matters to children and young people by Eustace de Sousa

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We hear a lot about resilience – described by some as ‘grit’, ‘determination’, ‘self-control’ and ‘character’. Most agree that it is the ability to resist adversity, and to bounce back from adversity when you feel you can’t avoid it – …

Mental Health First Aid For All - Supporting Adolescents with their Wellbeing by Poppy Jaman

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The 2016 focus for World Mental Health Day was ‘psychological and mental health first aid for all’ – a theme which lent itself really well to engaging lots of different communities with an important public health message.  As the CEO …

Making a difference for children and young people (5-19) – the 4-5-6 model and high impact areas by Wendy Nicholson

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During this week of week of action (#health5-19), we will be focussing on the key issues relating to the health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 5 to 19. This stage of the life course poses many challenges …

Welcome to #Health5to19 - The future and present…… Viv Bennett

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Children and young people are our future; we want to give them the best start in life. This starts in pregnancy and the early years and continues through supporting children and young people throughout their journey to adulthood.  This week we …