Who are Clear Sky?
Transcript: Causes behind the Chaos? Understanding behaviour Social Care Children at risk; in need; vulnerable Education Children with emotional and behavioural difficulties; Special Educational Needs Health Children with mental illnesses, mental health difficlties, psychiatric disorders Who are Clear Sky? Content Clear Sky School Mental Health Toolkit Physical Signs Complaints of ‘not feeling well’ with no medical cause Development of stress related symptoms such as recurrent headaches, stomach aches etc Mental health issues in young people Who are Clear Sky? Definitions What is normal? Attachment in the classroom Risk and Resilience Resilience Risk Factors What is normal? School Related Difficulties Academic delay Lack of motivation Problems with concentration, attention and organization Excessive anxiety about school performance / unwilling to ‘give things a go’ Truancy / refusal / avoidance Transition and adjustment difficulties Emotional Signs Unreasonable or extreme fears Anxiety, worry, tension Low mood Lack of self confidence An understanding of risk and resilience can help us identify those pupils who are vulnerable to mental health problems and develop practical strategies to support them. Social Signs Friendship issues Problems relating to adults in terms of authority / trust etc Excessive conflict with peers, family and others Family stress Behavioural Signs Marked change in usual behaviours Defiance Risk taking / reckless Isolated/withdrawn Running away Change in eating, sleeping, bowel, bladder control Fear of failure, bullying, pressure to be thin and depression are some of the issues experienced by young people. More than half of 11- to 14-year-olds said they had seen online pornography, with four out of 10 of those saying it had affected their relationships with others of their age. YoungMinds 2014 Parent with mental health problems The death of someone close to them Parents who are separated Experience of being bullied Long-term physical illness Experience of physical or sexual abused Poverty Young Carer Long-standing educational difficulties. Mental health definitions As in Facilitator Guide for Drawing Out Feelings by Marge Heegaard, 1992 Behaviours that might indicate a child is having mental health difficulties Different labels same children Secondary Schools Mental Health An umbrella term embracing concepts of mental well-being, mental health problems, mental disorder and mental illness. Mental well-being The positive capabilities and qualities that enable young people to deal with the ups and downs of life. Mental health problems Broad range of emotional and behavioural difficulties that may cause concern to parents/carers and/or distress to the young person. Can be short or long term and will disrupt the young person's life even though they may not have a diagnosable as a mental disorder. One in 10 children and young people aged 5 - 16 suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder - that is around three children in every class. The ability to overcome and ‘bounce back’ from change or from difficult life events.