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What is mental health

WEBMental health is a spectrum. Our physical health can range from us feeling terrible to feeling great, and everything in between. Our mental health can do this too. …

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Will I inherit my parent’s mental illness

WEBTime Required: Minutes. You might worry that you could develop or ‘catch’ the same illness as your ill parent – but you cannot catch a mental illness from anyone. People might say …

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Our Time For children of parents with a mental illness

WEBOur Time’s ground-breaking podcast returns with Dr Pamela Jenkins interviewing nine new guests about growing up with a parent who has a mental health difficulty. Our final …

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“What Joe Wicks: Facing My Childhood meant to me”

WEBWatching Joe Wicks: Facing My Childhood filled me with a range of emotions – proud to be associated with Our Time, and relieved that someone as high …

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Growing together Our Time

WEBGrowing together. With Children’s Mental Health Week nearly here, we wanted to suggest some ideas for this year’s theme, ‘Growing Together’, helping children to become …

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Our experts Our Time

WEBDr Leonard Fagin, a consultant psychiatrist and honorary senior lecturer at University College London, set up the Hackney Our Time Workshop and offers parental mental …

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Investigating the needs and experiences of parents with psychosis

WEBJessica Radley. Jessica Radley is a PhD student at the University of Oxford, whose PhD has investigated the needs and experiences of parents with psychosis, and …

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About Our Time Children who have a parent with a mental illness

WEBAbout us. Our Time supports children who have a parent with a mental illness. For many young people, growing up with a parent struggling with their mental health can be a …

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The power of drama in helping express yourself Our Time

WEBThe dramas are also useful in communicating important messages from the young people to both adults and their peers, and are owned by the young people …

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Explaining mental illness to under-11s

WEBThis fantastic new animation can help to get a conversation started with a child about what mental illness is, how people are affected by it, and what they can do to look after …

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Adverse childhood experiences – resilience and protective factors

WEBThe study identified several factors that appear to be protective for children at high risk and found three fundamental elements of support: mother-partner factors. …

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The relationship between culture and mental illness Our Time

WEBIn addition to this, culture affects the meaning people give to their illness. This impacts whether a patient views their condition as real or intangible, a mental or …

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eBooks explaining why a parent is in hospital Our Time

WEBExplaining why a parent is in hospital. It can be challenging for children and young people to understand their parents’ mental health problems and why they are in hospital. The …

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Get help Our Time

WEBIf you’re over 18, family members can access support 9am-9pm by calling 0808 802 6666, emailing [email protected], web chat or text 07537 404 282.

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Secondary PSHE course Our Time

WEBThe structure. Our PSHE lesson suite comprises six sessions, each lasting approximately 45-60 minutes, which can easily be extended to twelve sessions to cover a whole term. …

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Give Help children who have a parent with a mental illness

WEBEvery donation we receive, no matter how large or small, goes towards changing the lives of children who have a parent with a mental illness. Your help is vital to make sure this …

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Teacher training and PSHE modules Our Time

WEBOur free four-part PSHE module, available for both primary and secondary schools, will enable students to: Have a space to reflect upon and process their experiences of the …

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