The extraordinary projects making mental health a key player in the school day
Jenny Hulme, author of The School of Wellbeing, discusses her new book and the projects she’s explored that support students’ emotional wellbeing. At a time…
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.
What is attachment and attachment disorder?
Clinical psychologist Colby Pearce provides a concise and easy to understand introduction to what ‘attachment’ means, how to recognise attachment disorders and how to help…
That’s So Gay! Tackling homophobic bullying in schools
Jonathan Charlesworth, author of That’s So Gay!, discusses the concerted effort by the government and anti-bullying organisations to tackle homophobia in schools but admits that…
How to Start Tricky Conversations with Child Sufferers of Abuse
Daisy Law has over 17 years’ experience as a teacher of English and literacy. As a teacher, she has been trained in safeguarding and understands…
Anti Bullying Week: Using Poetry to Promote Talking and Healing – Pooky Knightsmith
Poetry can prove a great way into difficult conversations in therapeutic, classroom or family settings. In this chapter from Using Poetry to Promote Talking and…
Understanding the Mind of a Grieving Child
By Elke Barber, young widow and author of ‘Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute?’ and ‘What Happened to Daddy’s Body?’ offers her thoughts on…
Children’s Grief Awareness Week: Grief Pulls People Together
The arrival of Children’s Grief Awareness Week sees author Emmi Smid reflect on some memorable feedback to her ambitious book – Luna’s Red Hat. The beautiful…
How Sensitive Am I? Sensitivity Testing Can Tell You
This Sensitivity Test has been provided by Ilse Sand, author of Highly Sensitive People and The Emotional Compass. Test yourself to see how sensitive you…
Why we need to talk about pornography, now – Vanessa Rogers
Vanessa Rogers, author of We Need to Talk about Pornography discusses the impact of pornography on young people’s wellbeing and relationships at a time when…
Give children their childhood back… or we’ll be paying for years to come
Betsy de Thierry, author of The Simple Guide to Child Trauma, discusses the pressures on children and young people and how societal influences are causing…