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Tag: mental health awareness

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023Children's books

How Children’s Literature Can Lessen the Stigma Around Mental Illness

This blog post was written by JKP author Lourdes Ubidia. The genre of Mental Health and Wellness in children’s literature is crucial to creating a…

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Posted on November 2, 2022November 2, 2022Adoption

Seven Resources for Stress Awareness Day

November 2 is National Stress Awareness Day! Jessica Kingsley publishes tons of mental health resources each year, including stress, anxiety, and fear-related ones. Below are…

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Posted on June 8, 2022June 8, 2022Anxiety

Assessing children in the therapy room through play

Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety by Fiona Zandt and Suzanne Barrett is packed with therapeutic activities to help children aged 4-12 years and…

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Posted on March 17, 2022March 17, 2022Gender Diversity

Why queer people often struggle with eating difficulties

Why queer people often struggle with eating difficulties People who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer (LGBTQ+) are often disproportionately affected by eating difficulties,…

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stress
Posted on May 3, 2018May 3, 2018Counselling

Stress: Being Masculine About It Doesn’t Really Help

Michael Maitland is the author of Out Of The Madhouse and is an ambassador for the teen mental health charity, Stem 4. He has struggled with mental…

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Posted on July 11, 2017July 13, 2017Autism

How to develop positive thinking in young people with autism by using Social Stories ™

” What Einstein was to atomic theory, astronomy, and math, Siobhan Timmins is to Social Stories™ “ Carol Gray (founder and creator of Social Stories™)  …

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meditation
Posted on May 10, 2017Counselling

Peace Inside: How meditation can transform your mental health

Sam Settle, editor of Peace Inside, examines how the time tested practice of meditation – sitting in silence and paying attention to the breath –…

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Posted on March 2, 2017November 6, 2017Counselling

The University Years: Claire Eastham discusses living with social anxiety

University can be a difficult time for anyone, but throwing social anxiety into the mix just makes it that much harder. Claire Eastham, author of…

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Suicide
Posted on February 15, 2017November 6, 2017Bereavement

Why We Need to Break the Silence Around Suicide, Especially for our Children

Louise Moir explains why she wrote Rafi’s Red Racing Car, details her own experiences, and expresses the need for a breakdown in the stigma that…

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Posted on July 14, 2016May 8, 2017JKP news and events

Hearing Voices, Living Fully Launch Party

Claire Bien, Associate Director of Communications at The Connection, Inc. and trained facilitator at the Hearing Voices Network, shares her thoughts and a few fun…

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