Mental health in early life

Foster, Celeste; Ayodeji, Eunice

Abstract

After reading this chapter you will be able to:
Understand the relationship between mental health problems and child development

Describe the legal framework that guides working with children and young people who have mental health needs

Begin to recognise common mental health problems and signs of distress in children and young people

Reflect on the approaches, skills and knowledge that you can use to support children and young people in distress

Describe children’s mental health services and referral pathways

Citation

Foster, C., & Ayodeji, E. (2021). Mental health in early life. In A. Chadwick, & N. Murphy (Eds.), Mental Health, A non-specialist introduction for nursing and health care. Lantern Publishing

• Online Publication Date: Aug 22, 2021
• Publication Date: Aug 22, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jun 15, 2023
• Series Title: Essentials Series
• Book Title: Mental Health, A non-specialist introduction for nursing and health care
• Chapter Number: 5
• ISBN: 9781908625953
• Publisher URL: https://lanternpublishing.com/product/mental-health/