Child Health Development and Emotional Wellbeing Resources
Child Health Development and Emotional Wellbeing Resources
Youth Mental Health Podcasts
We have produced a selection of podcasts for parents, carers and young people on a range of youth mental health issues. Trauma, substance misuse, distress, suicidal thoughts and eating disorders; these are just some of the topics discussed, including a range of issues facing young people, providing helpful insights into things like OCD, behaviour and how to respond to self-harm.
Our podcasts are available on Spotify, Apple and Google.
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A selection of podcasts for parents, carers and young people on a range of youth mental health issues. Provided by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland, generously supported by funding from NHS Charities Together (https://nhscharitiestogether.co.uk/). Intro music by Dr Gareth Lewis.
Feedback and suggestions would be very welcome via our short online survey: https://forms.office.com/e/atRkJP5TMQ
Our psychologist Ciara Downes who works with children and young people chats with Ellie. In this episode, we hear from Ellie about her experience of trauma following a life threatening health complication and hospitalisation. Ellie describes what symptoms she noticed in the aftermath of this experience, and how it impacted her life and relationships. Ellie also discusses what helped her to cope. We hope that listening to this episode will help other young people and their families who have gone through a similar experience, or professionals who may be supporting young people after traumatic events.
We would appreciate if you could complete a short feedback survey here https://forms.office.com/e/atRkJP5TMQ which will help to improve our service.
Helpful links
- Text-a-Nurse Service – Northern Health and Social Care Trust (hscni.net)
- Education Authority (eani.org.uk)
- Youth Wellness Web – Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP) (hscni.net)
- Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Schools (EWTS) – DOH/HSCNI Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG)
- Online courses for parents – Solihull Approach | Parenting (solihullapproachparenting.com)
- Maintenance (parentingni.org)
- Shout Textline | Free 24/7 Mental Health Support | YoungMinds
- Self Compassion | ASCERT
It’s a crisis! What to do if you need urgent help
- Follow the Northern Trust
