Think Good - Feel Good: A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People (Psychology)

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Quality of the resources, delivery of training and the high quality of the on-going relationship between the TaMHS project manager and Shropshire schools. Children living in deprived households are three times more likely to have mental health problems than children living in more affluent household. It is estimated that over 7000 children in Shropshire live in poverty. Children who have significant caring responsibilities for other family members are more likely to develop mental health problems often linked to stress, feeling isolated and overwhelmed. Based on national statistics, it is estimated that 900 children and young people in Shropshire act as young carers.

To save this article to your Dropbox account, please select one or more formats and confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you used this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your Dropbox account. This table of interventions shows the whole toolkit of knowledge based and targeted intervention training which constitute the TaMHS core offer (Purple and green boxes). This annual programme of training is available and delivered on a multi-agency basis. Additional training for multi-agency teams, professionals and whole staff training for schools is also delivered on a request basis, stress management, lunch time supervisor training. Many but not all schools are signed up to the programme with varying degrees of delivery and the long term goal for the next two years is for all Shropshire Schools to have access to the complete toolkit of targeted and knowledge based interventions and training It is estimated that approximately a quarter to half of all adult mental health conditions could be prevented with the right interventions in childhood. These include promoting positive attachment and bonding between a baby and their main carer to promote healthy brain development and good mental health as an adult. Maternal ill health, domestic violence and substance misuse in the home can all harm the mental health of children and young people. By using this service, you agree that you will only keep content for personal use, and will not openly distribute them via Dropbox, Google Drive or other file sharing services a flexible resource in a modern format…- (Pediatric Rehabilitation, Vol.5, No.4, 2002)-…British Medical Association has commended Paul Stallard, a consultant clinical psychologist, for his book for professionals…- (Bath Chronicle, 8 Dec 2003)From April 2013 the programme has extended it’s reach to cover 0-19 year olds with a renewed vision for the future based on a sustainable model. Additional elements include a core offer for all schools and the development of a mental health PHSE curriculum resource from KS1 through to KS4 and educational resources on self harm for school staff. Further work on the analysis of data is being done with colleagues from public health and there are future plans for the evaluation of the model and rigorous collection and analysis of data. a book that does exactly what it says on the cover… a wealth of experience in a highly accessible volume…” (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol 12(313), 2003) Two books by psychologists have been praised in the Mental Health Category of the BMA Association’s 2003 book competition…- (The Psychologist, 1 Jan 2004)

It is widely recognised that the commissioning and delivery of high quality mental health and wellbeing services is an investment that will lead to population health gains and financial savings both in the medium and long term. The evidence base for mental health is strong and over the past decade there have been numerous strategies, studies and programmes that can demonstrate the impact of intervening early especially in the crucial childhood and teenage years that will help to prevent the future development of mental health illness. Some examples of potential savings are taken from the Mental Health Promotion and mental illness prevention: The economic case (Knapp et al, 2011): This case study outlines the Shropshire wide schools based programme Think Good, Feel Good which initially started as a pilot programme in 2009. The programme adopts a universal population based approach for children and young people at tier 1, and targeted support for those at tier 2. a good, clear synthesis of the techniques that are available… (and) some nice, fun ways of presenting them to children…” (Journal of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, No.1 and 2, 2005) Two books by psychologists have been praised in the Mental Health Category of the BMA Association’s 2003 book competition…” (The Psychologist, 1 Jan 2004) The initial pilot collected data however this was not taken forward due to capacity and the programme needs dedicated analytical and evaluation supportPlease list any fees and grants from, employment by, consultancy for, shared ownership in or any close relationship with, at any time over the preceding 36 months, any organisation whose interests may be affected by the publication of the response. Please also list any non-financial associations or interests (personal, professional, political, institutional, religious or other) that a reasonable reader would want to know about in relation to the submitted work. This pertains to all the authors of the piece, their spouses or partners. Promotion and development of strategies to support mental health, build confidence self- esteem and resilience British Medical Association has commended Paul Stallard, a consultant clinical psychologist, for his book for professionals…” (Bath Chronicle, 8 Dec 2003)