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Children, Teens & Young Adults Mental Health

#9: What happens when mental illness in children/teenagers is left untreated

According to the World Health Organization: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity. Mental health is an integral part of this definition” (WHO, 2019). Recent statistics reveal that 1 in 5 children/teenagers have a mental disorder/illness, yet

August 12, 2019 17 Comments

Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) in Children and Teenagers

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Blog #4: Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) in Children and Teenagers

Self-harm or Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) is a deliberate, self-inflicted injury to body tissue resulting in damage, but without any suicidal intent. The injury can be superficial e.g. skin tear, bruising or can be disfiguring with subsequent scarring to skin. There is some debate amongst healthcare professionals about whether

July 8, 2019 9 Comments

Engage Educate Empower episode15 with Kevin Lynch

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Dispelling the Myth – “Sundowning” by Leah Bisiani MHlthSc., RN1., Dementia Consultant

Reprinted with kind permission “Sundowning” is an area I feel is a distorted viewpoint and yet another “label” for cognitively aware people to use, when they misunderstand and misrepresent people living with dementia. Personally, my belief is there is no such thing as “sundowning”. That it is yet another term

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“We’re Talking” Podcast with Chris Potter and Tracey Maxfield

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