7 Summary of Session 1

Now that you have completed this first session, you will hopefully have gained an overview of the history of children and mental health. You have also explored some of the reasons why there is an increase in awareness of children’s mental health. Some of the language associated with mental health has been defined and you have started to identify factors that can impact children’s mental health and wellbeing.

You should now be able to:

• describe an overview of the history of children and mental health
• outline reasons why there is an increase in awareness of children’s mental health
• identify selected factors that can impact children’s mental health and wellbeing.

In the next session, you will delve further into some of the causes of mental health conditions in children. You will also examine the possible impact of compromised mental health on children’s development and education and explore some of the likely ‘triggers’ of anxiety in children.

You can now go to Session 2 [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .