Everyday Magic: the power of talking with children about their mental health
Juliet unpacks some of our key findings from BBC Children in Need’s programme working with 8-13 year olds
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Everyday magic
How BBC Children in Need’s A Million & Me projects are supporting 8-13 year olds’ mental health
Everyday conversations about mental health can help support children’s wellbeing, says research on BBC Children in Need’s A Million & Me programme
Reliable information and consistent relationships with trusted adults can help children to learn about their mental health
Podcast: Sarah Hughes
Sarah and Thea look back at how the Centre’s been making change happen throughout 2021
The Government’s prisons strategy: what does it mean for mental health?
Andy argues that increasing the number of people in more and bigger prisons risks putting yet more pressure on mental health services – and making it harder to achieve the improvements the white paper seeks to attain
Weathering the storm: What do the latest CQC findings tell us about people’s experiences of mental health services?
With referrals rising and many people reporting the poorest experiences in years, promised investment must now be delivered
Social care reforms miss opportunity to improve support for people with mental health difficulties
We respond to the new adult social care reform white paper
Podcast: Shuranjeet Singh
Shuranjeet Singh, founder of Taraki, joins Thea to talk about how his organisation is working with Punjabi communities to reshape approaches to mental health.
2. Anchors away: How reasonable is hypomania and psychosis?
Amy draws on her experiences of bipolar to explore the way we think about hypomania and psychosis, and people who experience them. She tests the fundamental assumption that “madness” is not aligned with reason and rationality.
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