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Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health
A Activity 6: Depression or low mood?
Visit the websites below and find out more about the impact of
depression on young people. The Royal College of Psychiatrists
produces a helpful leaflet on depression describing how it differs
from feeling sad or fed up.
www.youngminds.org.uk/find-help/conditions/depression
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/parents-and-young-
people/information-for-parents-and-carers/depression-in-young-
people---helping-children-to-cope-for-parents-and-carers
Can you think of any examples of depression being portrayed in
books you may have read or in the media generally? Was this
depression or low mood? Make notes in the space below.
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