1st Edition
The Mental Health Handbook for Primary School Raising Awareness of Mental Health Issues and How to Deal with Them
Biography
Belinda was the lead consultant for emotional health and wellbeing with Gloucestershire County Council Health and Wellbeing Team. During that time, she developed many guidance packs for schools and other settings. A number of topics were covered including bereavement, domestic abuse and bullying. Belinda provided training for staff on how to support the mental and emotional wellbeing of children and young people. She also wrote the universal strand of the county strategy on wellbeing. She is a member of the national training team for Mental Health First Aid England and is passionate about raising awareness and reducing stigma and discrimination against those who experience mental health problems. Her firm belief is that if mental health is discussed more openly with younger children, society would not be quite so judgemental in its views of mental health in the future, therefore this book has been developed to provide teachers with a starting point. Belinda runs her own business, delivering training and developing resources and combines this with a part time practice nurse position which maintains her contact with people and utilises her skills.
