Better Times: Contributing to the Mental Health of Children and Young People
A resource for people working with children and young people
Date of publication: June 1999
Foreword
Better Times: Contributing to the mental health of children and young people has been developed as part of the Strengthening Families strategy, which is an intersectoral initiative led by the Ministries of Health and Education and the Department of Social Welfare in consultation with other key government and community agencies. Strengthening Families aims to improve the wellbeing of families and achieve better outcomes for children.
This document aims to assist anyone working with children and young people to contribute to promoting their mental health. This includes helping early childhood workers, teachers, social workers and others to recognise and support children with mild and moderate mental health problems and to make appropriate referrals to specialists when necessary.
There are a number of Strengthening Families projects aimed at improving the mental health of children and young people. Better Times: Contributing to the mental health of children and young people complements other Strengthening Families initiatives aimed at enhancing the skills of specialist mental health staff and encouraging agencies to work together to ensure children and families receive the services they need.
Better Times: Contributing to the mental health of children and young people was developed by the Ministry of Health in consultation with other agencies and potential users. It will be a useful resource and we are pleased to make it available.
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