What’s Up With Adolescent Mental Health?

Our guest, Myra Fahim, has worked in the field of mental health and addictions for 13 years and is currently a Manager in a mental health and addictions hospital.  She holds a Masters of Science in Psychology and a Masters of Social Work along with a Bachelors of Education and is registered with both the Ontario College of Teachers and the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. She has additional certificates in Trauma Counselling, Child and Youth Mental Health, Smoking Cessation Interventions, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), and Adult Online Learning.

In today's episode we ask her all of our (and our community’s) burning questions about adolescent mental health - from social media, to school lock-downs, disordered eating, and so much more.

Relevant links from Myra:

https://caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/behavior-and-development/social_media

https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ 

Recommended book for adults:
- How to Talk so Kids will Listen and How to Listen so Kids will Talk - Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

 

Recommended books for young kids:
- Breathing makes it better - Christopher Willard and Wendy O'Leary
- In my heart: A book of feelings - Christin Roussey
- The boy with big, big feelings - Britney Winn Lee

Finding resources in your community:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/mental-health-services-children-and-youth

 

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