New paper. Training school teachers to teach mindfulness. This research from 81 UK secondary school teachers in the #myriadproject suggests the importance of a supportive Head/Principal, and baseline levels of #wellbeing among teachers.
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New video summarising the Co-CAT study results! - click here to watch:
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To read the full paper click here:
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Our first blog about implementing the Community Mental Health Framework is out, thanks to the team at the South West Knowledge Mobilisation Network. #knowledgeexchange
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UniPlym Community and Primary Care Research Group

CALLING #PRIMARYSCHOOL STAFF! We are preparing a grant application about arts-based activities between schools&care homes. Do you have time to chat with us in the next couple of weeks?

Or can you help us design our research by answering 5 questions here: forms.office.com/e/J8z0WDg48i

CALLING #PRIMARYSCHOOL STAFF!

ChYMe's Abby Russell & colleagues are preparing a grant application about arts-based activities between schools & care homes. Do you have time to chat with us in the next couple of weeks?

#primaryschools #teachers #PPI

🤝 Working for a youth organisation in England and Wales!🤝 Help us understand self-harm and suicide prevention efforts and support for staff and young people in the aftermath of self-harm and suicide.
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Interested in the implementation of a mindfulness-based intervention to support adolescent mental health. Come join our team ChYMe tinyurl.com/267vs34v

Join us for Cathy Creswell 💙's seminar re increasing access to psychological interventions for child anxiety problems.

Wed 31st Jan 12-1pm

ALL Exeter staff & students welcome!

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And she is not the only person raising these concerns- there is no evidence base to support these approaches whereas there are for others - see here educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evid…

Important words from Naomi “I'm an expert in mental health, and what I'm saying is that what is happening in our schools is having an adverse effect on the mental health of our young people. “

I value education above most things, but my relationship with my children lasts so much longer than their school years & this resonates so clearly as the mother of two children with EBSA ‘Make home less pleasant-This leads to a breakdown in relationship between parents and child’

When a child is struggling with school attendance, many of the strategies which adults employ can make things worse. Here are the three which I think do the most damage and which I often hear about in my therapy room.

1.Tell a child that school is critically important and that…

Such an important article by Chris Bonell and colleagues about research consent in secondary schools presented with clear guidance and recommendations - if you research in schools and haven't seen it yet you need to read it
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37311635/

🎉The Self Study has launched & will begin recruiting teenagers from a local school, to explore how DBT-A may be helpful in reducing self-harm.

Find out about this exciting research here: rb.gy/0tpru

Rachel Hayes Dr Siobhan Mitchell