Risky or resilient? Mental health for children, young people and families

Callaghan, J. (2013) Risky or resilient? Mental health for children, young people and families. Paper presented to: Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA) 60th Annual Conference, Marriott Hotel, Leeds, 2013-03-22.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Abstract:	This paper explores the notions of risk and resilience in relation to young people often regarded as 'vulnerable'. The paper explores how young people become positioned as 'vulnerable' to mental health difficulty, and what the implications of this designation as 'risky' might be. The paper considers critically the notion of resilience as a set of individual character traits and attempts to consider how this might be constituted in social interactions. The paper concludes that it is crucially important, when thinking about fostering positive mental health in young people, to consider how we might help them understand the social underpinnings of distress. It is only when this is understood that children and young people can be supported to be 'resilient'
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Resilience, children, mental health, oppression, wellbeing
Creators:	Callaghan, Jane
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences
Date:	22 March 2013
Date Type:	Publication
Journal or Publication Title:	Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA) 60th Annual Conference
Event Title:	Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Association (SEBDA) 60th Annual Conference
Event Dates:	2013-03-22
Event Location:	Marriott Hotel, Leeds
Event Type:	Other
Language:	English
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Refereed:	No
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/11412

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