Sleep is something that we often take for granted, but it’s an incredibly important factor in children’s and young people’s good mental health, as well as their physical wellbeing. Getting the right amount of sleep can help children to: Improve their concentration...
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Helping children and young people manage bereavement
Death is part of the natural order of things, but this can be a hard concept for us to accept – and even more so for children or young people who often struggle with understanding as well as acceptance. How well a child is able to manage, process and come to terms...
Recognising burnout in young people
The derogatory term ‘snowflake’ is applied all too often to our young people. True, this generation of adolescents haven’t had to go to war or deal with rationing. They are often driven to places that their parents may have cycled or walked to, and most of our young...
Archway Health expands services with Harborough Young People’s Counselling
Archway Health & Wellbeing has expanded its services for mental health in Market Harborough, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire by welcoming another counsellor to its established therapy team. Helen Campbell of Harborough Young People’s Counselling joined Archway...
Why the free counselling consultation is so important
We rarely value what is free. If we are offered something for nothing, we often think there must be a catch, or that it’s not worth having. After all, why would someone give something away and receive nothing in return? At Harborough Young People’s Counselling I...
The link between Love Island and good mental health
Whatever parents may think of them, young people are often influenced by people in the public eye, such as reality TV stars, actors and pop idols. However, although we may be dubious about their value as role models, some celebrities do use their influence to help the...