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How parents and carers can support children’s mental health and wellbeing

In a fantastic in-depth yet accessible guest blog for ‘Place2Be’ Professor Stephen Scott CBE, Professor of Child Health and Behaviour at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, writes about “the role parents and carers can play in supporting their children’s mental health”. Check it out on the ‘Place2Be’ here: www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/news/how-parents-and-carers-can-support-childrens-mental-health-and-wellbeing/

Support for Parents

It can be extremely difficult for parents to recognise the signs that a child is struggling with their mental health. The NSPCC have a large selection of advice and support tools available for free covering topics such as bullying, cyber-bullying, underage drinking and more. Check them out here: www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/childrens-mental-health/