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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Week 1
Figures
Figure 1: AJ PHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Figure 3: adapted from Copyright © 2018 Health and Social Care Information Centre. Open government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/
Figure 4: Copyright © 2018 Health and Social Care Information Centre https://files.digital.nhs.uk/ A0/ 273EE3/ MHCYP%202017%20Trends%20Characteristics.pdf http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/
Figure 5: By woocat/Shutterstock.com
Figure 6: Top: Left: Zayn Malik: Jared Milgrim/Alamy Images; middle Jesy Nelson: Featureflash Photo Agency/shutterstock.com; right Billie Eilish DFree/Shutterstock.com; Bottom: Left: Marcus Rashford: Vlad1988/Shutterstock.com; middle: Emma Raducanu: Roger Parker/Alamy Stock Photo; right: Zoe Sugg: Anton_Ivanov/Shutterstock.com.
Figure 7: (a) Prakruthi Prasad https://commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:John-B-Watson.jpg; (b) Mary Evans Picture Library/SIGMUND FREUD COPYRIGHTS
Figure 8: Will & Deni McIntyre/Photo Researchers/Universal Images Group
Figure 9: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images News/Getty Images/Universal Images Group
Audio/Video
Video 2: In our own words: courtesy: Courtesy: Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=_y97VF5UJcc
Video 3: clip of Stormzy talking about depression on C4: Getty Images
Week 2
Figures
Figure 1: GoodStudio/Shutterstock.com
Figure 2: Frederick Gutekunst (1831–1917) Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q1452890 https://commons.wikimedia.org/ w/ index.php?curid=1292633
Figure 4: from: Abreu, A. P. and Kaiser, U. B.(2016) ‘Pubertal development and regulation’, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, vol 4, no. 3, pp. 254-264.)
Figure 6: Kevin the Teenager (from BBC comedy) Tiger Aspect Production/ ©BBC
Figure 7: adapted ©Viktoria Kabanova|Alamy Images
Figure 8: Purestock/Alamy Stock Photo
Figure 9: adapted from Gardner, M. and Steinberg, L. (2005) ‘Peer influence on risk taking, risk preference, and risky decision making in adolescence and adulthood: an experimental study’, Developmental Psychology, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 625–35.
Figure 10: ©John Birdsall/Alamy Stock Photo
Figure 11: ANDY HARMER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Universal Images Group
Figure 13: ©Centre for Mental Health https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/ mental-health-among-children-and-young-people
Audio/Video
Video 1: Reflecting on Adolescence: Martha and Josie: © The Open University
Video 5: Gerine Lodder | TEDxGroningen TEDx Talks https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc-nd/ 4.0/
Video: Activity 8 created by The Open University using Elucidate software under licence
Week 3
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
Figure 5: PAUL BROWN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Universal Images Group
Figure 6: courtesy: beateatingdisorders.org.uk https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ uploads/ documents/ 2017/ 11/ delaying-for-years-denied-for-months.pdf)
Figure 7: arka38/Shutterstock.com
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
Week 4
Figures
Figure 1: Maria Iglovikova/Shutterstock.com
Figure 2: Olivier Le Moal/Shutterstock.com
Figure 3: adapted from the determinants of health (Dahlgren and Whitehead, 1993; in Dahlgren and Whitehead, 2007)
Figure 4: wutzkohphoto/Shutterstock.com
Figure 5: ©The Open University – for full list only
Figure 6: De Agostini Picture Library\Universal Images Group
Figure 7: courtesy: artwork by ©Wilhelmina Peragine
Figure 8 and Figure 9 (interactive) ©The Open University
Audio/Video
Video 1: Mental health in children and young people, Dr Su Sukumaran courtesy The London Psychiatry Centre http://www.psychiatrycentre.co.uk/
Video 4: courtesy: 'The Cybersmile Foundation' https://www.cybersmile.orghttps://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Csxszvx3oX8
Week 5
Figures
Figure 1: serato/Shutterstock.com
Figure 2: artwork: Courtesy ©WILHELMINA PERAGINE
Figure 3: Monstera/Pexels
Figure 4: OrnaW / 682 images/https://pixabay.com/ photos/ corona-coronavirus-mask-protection-4970836/
Figure 5: John Birdsall https://www.johnbirdsall.co.uk/
Figure 6: adapted by The Open University https://www.parentingforbrain.com/ resilience/
Figure 7: from:Local action on health inequalities: Building children and young people’s resilience in schools PHE publications gateway number: 2014334September 2014© Crown copyright 2014. Open Government Licence (nationalarchives.gov.uk)
Audio/Video
Video 1: What Does Resilience Mean To Young People? courtesy: YoungMinds https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Video 2: Reflections: ©The Open University
Video 4: The Seven Cs of Resilience: Dr. Ken Ginsburg
Content provided courtesy of the Center for Parent and Teen Communication, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. © 2018 The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. All rights reserved.
Video 5: Courtesy: Young Minds https://www.youngminds.org.uk/ from https://www.youtube.com/ watch?app=desktop&v=Dfl9uX6MCzY&feature=youtu.be
Week 6
Figures
Figure 1: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com
Figure 2: Centre for Mental Health 2017 https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/ https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/ mental-health-among-children-and-young-people
Figure 3: IAN HOOTON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Figure 4: interactive (text adapted from): CAMH service tiers (icptoolkit.org)
Figure 5: John Birdsall John Birdsall (john-birdsall.com)
Figure 6: from: Figure 1: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among school-going adolescents aged 11–17 years, globally and by World Bank income group, 2001 and 2016 The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Figure 7: KindPNG https://www.kindpng.com/
Audio/Video
Video 1: Another Way: Young people talk mental health: Courtesy Youth Access and Eye Opening Films (Producer)
Video 3: 4 ideas for supporting a child with anxiety. Courtesy Pooky Knightsmith Mental Health https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbMUMFxjv40 https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by/ 4.0/
Video 4: Difficult Conversations - Roundup | YoungMinds Parents Lounge Courtesy: Young Minds https://www.youngminds.org.uk/ https://youtu.be/ nrXBaSOd6F8
Video 5: How to manage your mood with food | 8 tips: Courtesy: Mind - the mental health charity https://www.mind.org.uk/
Video 6: How 10 Minutes Of Exercise A Day Can Change Your Brain: Dr Brendon Stubbs | Bitesize This excerpt is taken from Episode 97 of the Feel Better Live More podcast hosted by Dr Rangan Chatterjee. https://drchatterjee.com/ how-exercise-changes-your-brain-and-reduces-your-risk-of-depression/ https://drchatterjee.com/ blog/ category/ podcast/
Week 7
Figures
Figure 2: Lisa/ https://www.pexels.com/ photo/ person-holding-note-with-be-kind-text-3972931/
Figure 3: Rawpixel/Getty Images
Figure 5: (c) Kay Morley https://www.evidentlycochrane.net/picturing-mental-health/visuals-blog-sea-of-google-illustration-by-karen-morley/ https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nd/ 4.0/
Figure 6: Different types of mental health apps with Logos: Google Play and Apple App Store
Audio/Video
Video 2: The Seven Cs of Resilience: Dr. Ken Ginsburg introduces his Seven Cs of Resilience: Confidence, Competence, Connection, Character, Contribution, Coping, and Control. Content provided courtesy of the Center for Parent and Teen Communication, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. © 2018 The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Video 3: Barriers to support © The Open University
Video 4: Trends in how social media impacts mental health © The Open University
Video 5: Helpful ways of limiting the negative impact of social media © The Open University
Video 6: #OwnYourFeed for a more positive time online courtesy: Young Minds www.youngminds.org.uk
Week 8
Figures
Figure 1: adapted from: https://mindedforfamilies.org.uk/ Content/ who_can_help_us/ #/ id/ 5e30a7a17c501d4bd0554a83 MindEd For Families
Figure 2: from: Young people who self-harm A Guide for School Staff (p15) b5791d_b3807e6a2cd643ed8b29456602afcc01.pdf (wixstatic.com) Developed by Researchers from The University of Oxford © University of Oxford
Figure 3: adapted from SilverCloud & Blended Online CBT SilverCloud & Blended Online CBT – Mid & North Powys Mind (mnpmind.org.uk)
Figure 4: adapted from The CAMHS four tier structure adapted from https://www.icptoolkit.org/child_and_adolescent_pathways/about_icps/camh_service_tiers.aspx © Healthcare Improvement Scotland 2012.
Figure 5: Centre for Mental Health 2017 https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/
Figure 6: Centre for Mental Health 2017 https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/
Audio/Video
Video 2: Video 2: What is CBT? | Making Sense of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Courtesy: © Mind Home | Mind, the mental health charity - help for mental health problems
Video 4: Hannah’s Mental Health Story Courtesy: ©Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=gn0F36WvLA8
Video 6: What kind of mental health support do young people want? Healthwatch. https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/ Open Government Licence (nationalarchives.gov.uk) https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=SOxKM1yimpo
Video 7: Gets very real very quickly © The Open University