Children’s Mental Health Week, 4th-8th February 2019
Next week is Children’s Mental Health Week. The theme for the week is ‘Healthy Inside and Out’.
When we think about healthy living, we tend to focus on looking after our bodies – our physical wellbeing – through food, being active and getting enough sleep.
However, in order to be healthy overall, it’s important that we look after our minds – our mental wellbeing – too. We know from our work in schools that children in every class have diagnosable mental health conditions and many more struggle with challenges from bullying to bereavement.
Our bodies and minds are actually very closely linked, so things that we do to improve our physical wellbeing can help our mental wellbeing as well. When we take steps to be Healthy: Inside and Out, it helps us to feel better in ourselves, focus on what we want to do and deal with difficult times.
To find plenty of resources to celebrate mental health week please visit: www.ChildrensMentalHealthWeek.org.uk
