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Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health

Unit 3: Understand children and young people’s

mental health concerns

Welcome to Unit 3.

This unit has four sections. These are:

Section 1: Behaviour that is associated with mental health concerns in
children and young people

Section 2: Stress and anxiety in children and young people

Section 3: Depression in children and young people

Section 4: Specific mental health conditions that children and young
people may experience

Section 1: Behaviour that is associated with mental health
concerns in children and young people

This section will explore the following:

• A range of behaviours that may indicate concerns about a child’s or young
person’s mental health

• How a child or young person expresses how they are feeling through
their behaviour

• Harmful behaviour that children and young people may demonstrate as a
way of coping with their feelings

• The importance of early intervention when identifying behavioural concerns.

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