Fostering a Positive Body Image
Readers will gain an understanding of the role of peers and media, and approaches to prevent these influences from having a negative effect on body image.
What is Resilience and How to do it
Resilience is the capacity to call upon the resources around you and within you to flexibly respond to whatever life throws at you.
Harnessing the Minecraft Mindset for Success
This chapter will explore why Minecraft is so engaging for young (and older) children, and what parents, teachers and perhaps employers can learn from gaming mechanics to improve outcomes for young people.
Using Positive Psychology
Positive Psychology offers evidence-based strategies to support simple interventions to elevate wellbeing and resilience in our teens.
Food, Mood and Mental Health
This chapter will provide an overview of the evidence linking diet to mental health, including in young people. It will provide evidencebased suggestions for the prevention and treatment of common mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety.
Understanding the Teenage Brain
Until recently, very little was known about brain development during the teenage years. Advances in research and technology have now provided us with very important insights into the developing teenage brain, which in turn should help us to better understand and engage with young people.
Talking About Alcohol and Drugs
To prevent the short- and long-term harm that can be associated with early initiation to alcohol and other drug use, it is important to communicate with young people so they know the facts about these substances and how to stay safe.
Suicide and Attempted Suicide
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.