AKA MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health Awareness Week 10-16 May 2021
Stressed out
74% of UK adults have felt so stressed at some point over the last year they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. 81% of women said this compared to 67 percent of men. 83% of 18-24 year-olds said this compared to 65 percent of people aged 55 and over. Why not support a friend and or family member with a AKA Life Coaching voucher so that they have a self space to discuss and find solutions to some of their problems. #Early intervention is key.
MENTAL HEALTH
AKA Life Coachings founder Michelle Alexander believes it is time for a significant shift in our approach to mental health in our culture, communities and families. This means moving from being shy about conversations related to mental health. Too often it isn’t until we and or our loved ones are at a crisis point that we start to seek support. We believe the Trauma-informed early intervention is key. Ongoing mental health maintenance towards prevention and positive wellbeing should be a basic right for all. We believe understanding basic brain development, trauma-informed practise, understanding how to self soothe /self regulate and emotional intelligence is key to transforming /improving the mental health outcome for future generations. Please see information below if you feel that your friend and or family member needs a bit more support than life coaching.
Child Mental Health Services
New parents: Perinatal Support
Gang Violence
Bullying
Bereavement
Exams
Divorce and Separation
Childhood Trauma & abuse
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence, parental substance use, abuse and bereavement were listed as some of the issues affecting the children in their care. Other challenges involved different emotional or mental health needs. The effects of the pandemic were also a cause for concern for some of the respondents.
According to the survey, many nursery staff feel under-prepared for this side of the job and wanted more access to training.
The survey received responses from over 900 UK nursery staff during the last three months of 2020. Its findings feature in the attached report, Their challenges are our challenges, and include the following:
69% of nursery staff who responded said they had experienced working with babies or children affected by trauma or abuse.
71% of nursery staff said they had worked with babies and children affected by domestic violence.
60% reported that they had worked with babies or children from families affected by substance usage.
Almost half (48%) said they had worked with children who had experienced the bereavement of either a parent or sibling.
42% of staff told us they had noticed signs that children in their care had had their emotional wellbeing affected by the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown.
Three quarters (75%) of staff said they had looked after young children who displayed “unusually aggressive or violent behaviour”.
91% said they had dealt with challenging situations that involved children who potentially had mental health issues, or social or emotional difficulties.
Source Anna Freud centre
Basic needs : Money, Housing and Finances
Racism
Illness
Work Stress / Job loss
Addiction
Carers
If you just need to talk, any time of day or night
Free listening services
These services offer confidential advice from trained volunteers. You can talk about anything that's troubling you, no matter how difficult:
Call 116 123 to talk to Samaritans, or email: jo@samaritans.org for a reply within 24 hours
Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line, or text "YM" if you're under 19
Children
111 and or GP
CAMHS
If you're under 19, you can also call 0800 1111 to talk to Childline. The number will not appear on your phone bill.
The wïsh centre - effective : together (thewishcentre.org.uk) - SELF HARM
