Hurt, Help, Hope – Call for autistic writers to share their mental health experiences
Mair Elliott is a Young Patient Activist and is Chair of Hafal, a user-led charity for people with a mental illness and their carers. She…
Category: Mental health
Blog posts, articles, think-pieces and Q&A’s presented by Jessica Kingsley Publishers and associated authors on and around the subject of mental health.
Having Fun with Feelings… An Interview with Dr Michelle Garnett, PhD, Clinical Psychologist
Michelle Garnett talks about her background, new books Having Fun with Feelings on the Autism Spectrum and 10 Steps to Reducing Your Child’s Anxiety on…
Mental Health Awareness Week – Books & Resources
The focus for Mental Health Awareness Week this year is kindness. Although we all know the importance of displaying kindness to others, it can sometimes…
Autism, Bullying and Me
Dr Emily Lovegrove – aka The Bullying Doctor – has written this accessible guide for autistic children and teens, full of advice for coping successfully…
Insights from Arlen Grad Gaines and Meredith Englander Polsky
Supporting Children During Coronavirus can be difficult. Arlen Grad Gaines and Meredith Englander Polsky, authors of the I Have A Question About… series, provide some…
Using a Framework of Hope during the Covid-19 Crisis
Hope During Covid-19; a post from JKP Religion author, Laura Shay During this Covid-19 pandemic, how do we help ourselves and the patients and the…
I Have A Question About Coronavirus
It isn’t always easy to explain complicated things like coronavirus to young children or those with special educational needs. There are so many new terms…
Talking to Children About the Coronavirus: Actual Words for Actual Parents
Dawn Huebner, PhD [Note to Parents: Please feel free to use this script in whole or in part when talking to children about the Coronavirus.…
FREE worksheets from Jennifer Guest’s CBT Art Workbook for Coping with Depression
Jennifer Guest is an accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, and has an honours degree in Art and Design. She is…
Reporting Racial Harassment in Universities
Only You can Determine the Best Course of Action for You By Susan Cousins, Author of Overcoming Everday Racism The Equality and Human Rights Commission…