Mental health in children and young people awareness

Mental health in children and young people awareness

This learning takes a look at the everyday challenges facing children and young people and the effect it can have on their mental health.

One in ten young people experience a mental health issue at any one time. Suicide is the leading cause of death for those aged 5-19

in an average group of 30 15 year olds:

• Seven are likely to have been bullied
• Six may be self-harming
• One could have experienced the death of a parent

Record levels of young people are struggling. Academic pressure, social media, bullying, poverty, lack of availability of professional mental health support – all have been named by various sources as contributing to this epidemic of poor mental health in our young people.

Learn with Mind for a thorough introduction to mental health awareness – children and young people’s mental health edition.

Using literature from Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA®) courses and ARC Trauma Informed training HFEH Mind have developed a session for everyone who works with, lives with or supports young people aged 5 -25.

We will begin to teach you the skills and confidence to spot the signs of mental health issues in a young person, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need. In doing so, you can speed up a young person’s recovery and stop a mental health issue from getting worse.

Our courses won’t teach you to be a therapist, but we will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis – and even potentially stop a crisis from happening.

But more than that, we aim to give you the information and skills to look after your own mental health so that you can set an example for young people. By giving you the tools to have these conversations, we hope to empower you to create a mentally healthy, supportive environment in your family, school, peer group or community.

Start Time: 09:30am - 11:30am | Course duration: 2 Hours | MS Teams

UNISON & MIND (Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing, & Hounslow Mind)

This course is for UNISON South West members. If you are not a member of UNISON your space will be cancelled.

Guidance Working Together Guidelines

-UNISON Southwest Working Together Guidelines

-FAQs

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Our commitment

UNISON is committed to the fullest possible participation of all its members in the activities of the trade union. On trade union education courses and events, delegates should not be put off from taking part because of the actions, attitudes, or language of other attendees. The following guidelines have been drawn up to help delegates meet UNISON's commitment to the full participation of all its members in a practical and constructive way. You will see that underlying this guide is a commitment to the principle that everyone has equal rights to benefit from, to contribute to and enjoy the course. We assume that course members will agree with these principles and hope the guidelines will assist in putting them into practice.

Working Together guidelines

A key feature of trade union education is the value it places upon the knowledge, experience, and skills that each attendee brings with them - both in terms of their trade union work and everyday lives. It is important that everyone feels equal and able to contribute if they so wish.

Please:

• Listen to what others have to say and avoid being dismissive

• Wait until a speaker has finished and do not interrupt

• Aim to have reasoned discussion, not arguments

• Any criticism should be constructive and help delegates to develop confidence, skills, and knowledge

• Make your own contribution as clear and brief as possible and do not dominate the discussion

• Ensure that everyone who wishes to speak is given encouragement and the opportunity to do so

• It is equally important that members on the course can speak openly about problems they or their members have experienced in the full knowledge that personal or sensitive information is restricted to the classroom

• Confidentiality must be respected

Language

UNISON aims to be inclusive of all its members, enabling them to take part in all our activities. This brings with it a responsibility for all of us to make sure that we do not use language that others might find offensive. This means thinking about, for example, how you talk about individuals or groups. It means avoiding making statements, comments, or jokes that are based on your own or others’ prejudice about individuals or groups of people. Body language is also an important part of communication and should not be used to interrupt or disconcert speakers.

Jargon

Jargon is a barrier to good communication. The more we become involved in trade union work the more likely we are to use jargon. Take care to explain any jargon or initials you use that others may not be familiar with, so that everyone understands what you are talking about. Please feel ok to ask out if jargon is used and for it to be explained.

Harassment

To ensure the full participation of all attendees, there must be no harassment of any kind. In general terms, harassment is unwanted conduct that has the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of the person, or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for that person, if it could be considered to have that effect. What is important is not necessarily the action, but how the recipient feels about what has been done. It may be related to age, disability, gender reassignment, race, maternity, pregnancy, marital or civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any personal characteristic of the individual, and may be persistent or an isolated incident. Harassment creates an unpleasant or intimidating atmosphere and should be challenged.

Time Keeping

Please ensure that you arrive to the event in plenty of time, especially if you are new to the area where the course is being held this can allow the session to start on time and unnecessary interruptions can be avoided.

If you arrive late, or early please try not to disturb the session and if possible, advise the course administrator, tutor, facilitator, or person running the course/event.

Use of social media / mobile phones / tablets and other electronic devices

Please try not to use any of the above during the session (unless being used to enable you to join the event) as this can distract you from fully taking part in the session and miss aspects of the course. If you need your phone on during the meeting, please notify the tutor/facilitator/person running the event, otherwise Please switch them off

Recording of events

At times UNISON may want to record a session; if this is happening on the workshop/event that you are attending, you will have advance notice and permission from the Southwest Education Team would have been agreed prior to the session. You will be notified in pre-course information and at the start of the session that the event is being recorded.

You may be asked to complete a form around photographs being taken at the event. If you have any questions about this please do not hesitate to ask.

Smoking and e-cigarettes (In person events)

Smoking or use of e-cigarettes is not permitted in UNISON events and we would appreciate it if you do not smoke or use e-cigarettes during online events. A dedicated area will be available and the location of this will be given to you at the beginning of the event.

Conclusion

These guidelines are intended for you to use during the course or event to counter problems as they arise, and to ensure that no-one feels excluded from the course because of language, actions, or attitudes of other course members. They also look to promote UNISON's policies on discrimination and equal opportunities in a positive way as far as the conduct of trade union education courses are concerned. If you have any concerns about anything regarding these guidelines, please speak to the tutor/facilitator, event organiser or contact the Education and Equalities Team

GDPR & data privacy

Please take a look at our website regarding GDPR for UNISON Branches, where you will also find links to other documents regarding GDPR.

Frequently Asked Questions

Time off for UNISON Events

By registering to this course using the booking button please ensure you have the time off to attend. Support for requesting time off can be offered via your local branch - use our branch finder online via tps://branches.unison.org.uk/ . We understand that some members may be working or sheduled on thier rota . You may be able to request a day off or shift swap in order to support you attending

What are our courses like?

Our courses and events are friendly and informal. Our training is aimed at making learning a fun rather than a daunting experience. Everyone’s views and experiences are listened to. You will not be lectured at and given every opportunity to participate and there is no exam at the end unlike school or college. We have guidance on this under our “Working together guidelines” (see above)

Points to consider

Please let us know on the booking form if you have any additional needs that we can support you with to enable you to fully participate in the event.

What happens if I need to cancel my place on the event?

Please given as much notice if you cannot attend the event after booking your place. It is not just time and effort that is put in to ensure that the learning offer meets the aims and is FREE to members using the unions funding. Due to our members learning courses being in high demand, with waiting lists if we exceed numbers, we ask that you notify us as a matter of urgency to enable us to be able to offer the place to others who may be on the waiting list. Please reply to the email sent to confirm update us if you can no longer attend a course you have applied for. The event booking process will clearly state the deadlines to cancellation.

Enquiries

If you have any queries around this event or our learning offers in general please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email: unisonsweducation@unison.co.uk

Course Enquiries: 01823 285 302

Online: https://southwest.unison.org.uk/events/