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Raising Awareness for Youth Mental Health with BBC Children in Need 🎒 This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we're spotlighting BBC Children in Need's latest initiative, "The Heaviest Backpack," which addresses the growing mental health challenges faced by young people in the UK. Key Findings: 🔹 1 in 5 Children: Now face a mental health issue in the UK. 🔹 Survey Insights: A Censuswide survey reveals that over a quarter (27%) of children and young people regularly feel anxious and worried. Additionally, 44% compare the weight of their worries to books, while 16% liken it to carrying bricks. Top Causes of Worry: 1. Doing well at school/college/university: 37% 2. Losing someone they love: 30% 3. Appearance/body image: 30% 4. Achieving their goals: 27% 5. Fitting in: 27% Communication Gaps: 🔹 11% of children last talked about their mental health or worries with someone a month ago, 8% said it had been 2-5 months, and 7% reported 6-11 months. Future Concerns: 🔹 Nearly a quarter (24%) regularly feel worried about their future, yet over half (60%) said that being happy is most important for their future. Economic Impact: 🔹 52% of parents believe that children from affluent households carry fewer worries than those from struggling households. This campaign aims to spark a nationwide conversation about the importance of positive relationships in protecting children's mental health. It's crucial to recognise and address these issues, helping to lift the heavy burdens our youth carry. 🌟 Join us in supporting this vital cause and making mental health more visible. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #TheHeaviestBackpack #YouthMentalHealth #thymia #BBCChildrenInNeed

Such a simple, yet powerful and moving concept for a video, with so much truth in it🙌

As we observe #worldmentalhealthday, let’s not forget the children living on the streets. These young ones endure daily struggles, from hunger to violence, often without the support systems needed for their mental well-being. Mental health at work isn’t just about corporate settings; it’s about creating environments where every child, no matter their circumstances, can feel safe, supported, and hopeful. By providing care, shelter, and emotional guidance, we can help street children build a future of resilience and hope. Let's work together to advocate for their mental health today and every day. #sccwi #streetchildren #careforchildren #mentalhealthmatters #worldmentalhealthday

🌍 Today is World Mental Health Day, and at iRaise Girls & Boys International, we’re committed to raising awareness about the mental health crisis affecting our communities, especially our youth. 🧠 Did you know that 1 in 5 children and adolescents experience mental health challenges, yet nearly 60% of them don’t receive the support they need? In underserved communities, these numbers are even higher due to lack of access to quality care. At iRaise, we believe that every child deserves the tools and resources to thrive emotionally and mentally. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing mental health services and creating safe spaces for youth to express themselves, heal, and grow. Let’s break the stigma, advocate for better mental health support, and continue to show up for the future of our children. 💚 #WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealthMatters #SupportOurYouth #BreakTheStigma #iRaiseGirlsAndBoysInternational

Supporting teens' mental health is paramount. Amplifying Youth Voices highlights the importance of addressing the problem, and seeking community-based answers. https://lnkd.in/grGWPANT

On National Children's Mental Health Day, we're reminded of the importance of fostering a nurturing environment that promotes the mental well-being of our youngest members. 🌟 In a world where pressures and challenges evolve rapidly, it's crucial that we provide children with the tools they need to manage stress, understand their emotions, and develop resilience. Today stands as a call to action - for parents, educators, and communities to unite in supporting the mental health of every child. By investing in early intervention and accessible mental health resources, we can pave the way for a healthier, happier future for our children. It’s time to break the stigma and bring conversations about mental health to the forefront, ensuring that no child feels alone in their struggles. 🤝💚 #ChildrensMentalHealthDay #MentalWellnessMatters #SupportOurKids

Our youth become our adults. This is a PSA for ALL of the good adults in the world to take a stand against adults who promote and encourage evil and harm against children. Stop turning a blind eye, sweeping their crimes under the rug, and pretending that broken adults who were seriously harmed as children can simply fix themselves to lead productive lives off the welfare system. Both the healthcare and judicial systems are in need of major overhaul to combat this long overdue problem. These are families whose ancestors committed genocide against Jews, blacks, Native Americans, etc. Many of them are sexual predators, whether they are compliant as a registered sex offender or not is beside the point. Many of them have slipped through the cracks for far too long, which is how they haven’t been brought to justice for their crimes. They form terroristic gangs and hate anyone who isn’t white, and are even willing to kill them as well if it falls within their agenda for dominance and control. They are still alive and active, and their ongoing reign of terror must end. You know who they are, and if you don’t then I encourage you to stay aware and find out so you can protect yourself and family against their acts of sexual and financial exploitation towards unsuspecting children and their families. We can’t allow them to continue terrorizing communities. They are the world’s most evil, causing major harms against others through human sex trafficking and federal racketeering practices. Many of them have worked their way into banking institutions and schools, and are responsible for data breaches and mishandled cash transactions. They sell your data illegally to large corporations who they have connections with, and continue stalking and preying upon those they have weakened in their grand schema. They evade paying taxes, and sometimes even work in positions that increase tax rates so they can continue stealing from the innocent. This is how these organized career criminals thrive and survive. On the bloodshed of the innocent. Sometimes they are living next door to you, or even working in positions of power and authority within your local communities. They can be quite charming at times, which is how they often gain other people’s initial trust. Many of them are even running seemingly quite successful small and family-owned and operated businesses, having deceived themselves to be upstanding citizens of your community. When you begin questioning their ideas, they often resort to forms of bullying to keep you wrapped around their finger to maintain control. Harming any child is unjustifiable. It makes me sick to think about all of the evil adults who sit around plotting and planning attacks against children. Then they spend the rest of their lives terrorizing these children into their adulthood. This is why we have a mental health crisis in America. Help stop these homegrown terrorists! No child deserves to grow up being terrorized by pedophiles.

On National Children's Mental Health Day, we're reminded of the importance of fostering a nurturing environment that promotes the mental well-being of our youngest members. 🌟 In a world where pressures and challenges evolve rapidly, it's crucial that we provide children with the tools they need to manage stress, understand their emotions, and develop resilience. Today stands as a call to action - for parents, educators, and communities to unite in supporting the mental health of every child. By investing in early intervention and accessible mental health resources, we can pave the way for a healthier, happier future for our children. It’s time to break the stigma and bring conversations about mental health to the forefront, ensuring that no child feels alone in their struggles. 🤝💚 #ChildrensMentalHealthDay #MentalWellnessMatters #SupportOurKids

Today's youth are facing unprecedented challenges to their mental well-being, and supportive adults can make a significant difference in a young person’s mental health journey. That’s why we created the 2024 #SupportingYoungMinds Guides. 📝 These FREE tools have been created to empower parents, caregivers, teachers, and young people to provide support by fostering nonjudgmental environments where young people feel safe expressing themselves. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/e_SG_tW7