Common Mental Health Concerns

Suicide is the most common cause of death among young people, accounting for a third of deaths among 16 to 24-year-olds. Suicide is often preventable, if people are able to recognise the signs and act quickly.

Understanding the processes of grooming and offending behaviour helps us recognise the dynamics that impact on children and young people who have been affected by sexual assault.

Mental health first aid is the help given to a person who is developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of a mental health problem, or in a mental health crisis.

Knowing when to really be concerned and when not to is important. Adolescence is a time of such significant change that it’s hard to know what’s ‘normal’ and to be expected, and what’s not.

Readers will gain an understanding of what depression is, how to recognise it and what to do for support.

Non-suicidal self-injury is a dysfunctional coping strategy that is often used by young people at times of great distress, and often indicates an underlying mental health problem

An overview of anxiety problems in adolescence and is for parents, teachers and other adults who have contact with adolescents who could be experiencing an anxiety disorder.