Supporting young people who are experiencing a period of poor mental health or recent mental health diagnosis can be incredibly difficult for parents, and finding guidance can feel overwhelming. However, there is a wealth of good advice out there.
This Children and Young People’s Mental Health Week, started by Place2Be, we’re taking the opportunity to explore what you can do to support your children and look after yourself in the process. Whether you want to know what to look out for to help prevent worsening symptoms, have questions around starting difficult conversations, need support yourself or just want to hear your story recognised, we’re making the space to discuss.
Come and join us on Thursday 9 February at 1pm for our livestreamed discussion. You’ll also have the opportunity to share your questions to be answered by our panel. We’re delighted to be joined by:
- Stevie Goulding
Stevie is the Senior Manager of Parents and Carers services at YoungMinds, which offers vital support to parent/carers who have concerns for their child’s mental health. Stevie has worked in frontline support services and has become a Lead Safeguarding Officer for the organisation. Stevie also holds a Master’s in Forensic Psychology, and has significant experience in supporting parents/carers.
- Christella Dwyer
Christella is the founder of FACTS (Families and Carers Training Support), a teaching course for families and carers of young people in association with the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and Rethink Mental Illness, and leader of Harrow BPD Carers support group. She has also participated on parent and carer advisory boards for individuals supporting people with BPD, and volunteers on NHS mental health support services. She is passionate about improving mental illness services and carer-led support services.
- Janis Laverick
Janis is a Service Manager for Gloucestershire Self Harm Helpline where they provide emotional support, information and help to anyone affected by self-harm or suicidal thinking. She is also a qualified trauma therapist has worked extensively delivering training to front line mental health professionals.
Join us on Thursday 9 February at 1pm as we discuss how to support your children with their mental health.
This session will be hosted by Amber Goodwin-Figes, Programme Support Officer at Mental Health UK.
To tune into the session, you’ll first need to create an account on the Parenting Hub, then simply log in on Thursday 9 February and go to the event page for the Q&A. If you have a question you’d like to put to our experts, you can either submit one in advance or ask it in the live chat function while the event is happening.