Acknowledgements
This free course was written by Victoria Cooper, Sharon Mallon and Anthea Wilson and was published December 2021. We would also to thank Jennifer Colloby, Steven Harrison and Karen Horsley for their key contributions and critical reading of this course. We would like to thank the parents, young people and professionals who shared their experiences with us.Their willingness to share sensitive and highly personal accounts of having or supporting those with mental health challenges adds greatly to this course and we will hope will benefit all those who find themselves in similar situation.
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Session 3: Different dimensions of adolescent mental health
Text
Text extract from Young Minds p3 (2020) No Harm Done: Recognising and responding to self-harm. Available at https://youngminds.org.uk/ resources/ school-resources/ responding-to-self-harm-guide/
Figures
Figure 1: CRISTINA PEDRAZZINI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Universal Images Group
Figure 2: ©Centre for Mental Health 2017 https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/ mental-health-among-children-and-young-people
Figure 3: LOUISE WILLIAMS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Universal Images Group
Figure 4: PAUL BROWN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Universal Images Group
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Figure 6: courtesy: beateatingdisorders.org.uk https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ uploads/ documents/ 2017/ 11/ delaying-for-years-denied-for-months.pdf)
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Figure 8: Courtesy: Mental Health Foundation https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/ publications/ suicide-prevention-wait
Audio/Video
Video 1: In our own words: Courtesy Mind Home | Mind, the mental health charity - help for mental health problems
Video 2: Dealing with an eating disorder: courtesy: NorthWest Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Video 3: Understanding and breaking the self-harm cycle courtesy: Dr Pooky Knightsmith www.pookyknightsmith.com
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