Our blogs related to young people discuss current issues around mental health and education within young people. Suitable for young people, parents and carers.
When you think about eating disorders, the most common ones that come to mind are anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. However, when the DSM-V was published, ‘ARFID’ was introduced as a new category of eating disorder. What is ARFID? ARFID stands […]
The effects of childhood trauma on the outcomes of those who go through them have been shown in countless studies […]
Professional mental health workers and counsellors are trained in the key principles of non-judgemental listening. Mental Health First Aiders are […]
In 2018/2019 3 in every 100 school-aged children were diagnosed with autism in the UK, this is a huge number […]
What is cerebral palsy? Cerebral palsy is a lifelong condition that affects movement and coordination. Those with cerebral palsy may […]
What is resilience? To put it simply, resilience is the ability to face drawbacks and still be able to bounce […]
What is self-harm? Self-harm includes a wide range of different behaviours, which are all oriented on inflicting physical pain to […]
I recently participated an Overcoming Anger training by @innerspacemanchester (Twitter), where we discussed in depth not only what anger is […]
Exam stress has a huge impact on not just children and young people, but also those around them. Stress makes […]
On 8 November, some of us here at HSR Psychology attended the disabled living exhibition held by Kidz to adultz […]
Do you have an appetite to change the way psychology services are delivered to children and young people? We’re looking […]
Psychological assessments can be beneficial for many aspects of your child’s life – for example, they can bring about improvements […]
OCD means obsessive compulsive disorder. First of all, OCD is not being tidy, or having good hygiene. People with OCD […]
The BBC reports that there is no legal difference between taking a mental health sick day and a day off […]
An introduction to therapy rooms The idea behind creating a therapy room, instead of your traditional clinical room, is that […]
Why a nurture room? Nurture rooms provide a comfortable environment, by where the child feels safe and relaxed. When a […]
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions. According to YoungMinds almost half of all mental health disorders develop […]
This blog is a summary of everything I learnt, or thought was important from the promoting spelling part of our […]
Our CPD event on promoting memory was very interesting for me, here’s a summary for those of you who couldn’t […]
Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) includes a range of actions and can impact children and young people in very different […]
Low mood and depression are spoken about together and can be mistaken. Low mood and depression can be difficult to […]
All children and young people have the right to support for their emotional wellbeing. Lesbian, gay, bi, trans and questioning […]
Low self-esteem is at the heart of many mental health problems A feeling of not feeling worthy or valued can […]
ADHD Some children, young people and adults live a happy and fulfilled life with undiagnosed ADHD; this could be due […]
What is neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is a concept which recognises and respects neurological differences in the same way you would for […]
ASC Autistic spectrum conditions (ASC) are developmental conditions which affects individuals in very different ways. We need to break the […]
Types of eating disorders Eating disorders come in many shapes and sizes, but they can be separated into three main […]
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