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Ep 79 – Child mental health

Category: Education
Duration: 00:31:48
Publish Date: 2023-10-02 14:49:00
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The number of young people struggling with anxiety and depression seems to be on the rise and resources to help these young people are increasingly stretched. In this episode, Dr Kate Chesterman and Dr Dave Ledward (GP with an interest in mental health) discuss the growing problem of managing the mental health of children. They focus on the vital role that parents and caregivers play in supporting young people through emotional turmoil and discuss the educational sessions that Dave has run for the families of young people with mental health issues. Dave discusses some of the pitfalls and traps that caregivers can fall into when trying to support their young people and shares his top tips for parents and professionals to help manage an emotional crisis.

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