Social, emotional and mental health

About social, emotional and mental health

Consistent disruptive or withdrawn behaviours can be an indication of unmet social, emotional or mental health need.

What do you notice about the child or young person?

Typical behaviours that may reflect an unmet social, emotional or mental health need.

Strategies to support

Strategies that could be used to support a social, emotional or mental health need.

Emotionally based school avoidance

Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) is a term used to describe a child or young person who has severe difficulty in attending school due to emotional factors.

Adverse childhood experiences

Adverse childhood experiences can impact on children and young people who experience them in lifelong ways.

Eating disorders

Eating disorders include a range of conditions that can affect someone physically, psychologically and in social situations.

Attachment needs

The needs to feel secure is central to a child being able to settle to learn. Staff must meet their attachment needs concerned with safety, stability and security to be ready to learn.

SEMH external links and resources

Information on external assessments, approaches and information.

Self-harm

Self-harm also known as self-injury is the act of deliberately causing harm to oneself.

Tics and Tourette Syndrome

Information about Tics and Information about Tourette Syndrome including useful websites.