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Emotional Resilience

Resilience is a phenomena that enables children and young people to survive and function despite disadvantage and risk beyond that of the normal challenges of growing up.

Evidence has shown that it is possible to identify the factors that have an impact on children’s emotional health. Risks can be specific to the child, their family, their environment (including school) and life events:

Loss or separation – resulting from death, parental separation, divorce, hospitalisation, loss of friendships especially in adolescence, family breakdown which results in the child having to live elsewhere;

Life changes, e.g. birth of a sibling, moving house, changing schools; and

Traumatic events – abuse, violence, accidents, injuries, war or natural disaster.

Some children, against all the odds, develop into confident, competent and caring adults. A key therefore to the promotion and recovery of children’s mental health is an understanding of the protective factors that make children resilient.

Guidance Documents
GOV.UK The link between pupil health and wellbeing and attainment	This briefing offers head teachers, governors and school staff a summary of the key evidence that highlights the link between health and wellbeing and educational attainment from Public Health England, November 2014.
GOV.UK Promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing	Guidance for head teachers and college principals on the 8 principles for promoting emotional health and wellbeing in schools and colleges from Public Health England, March 2015.
WSCC Promoting Emotional Resilience - Helping children to find ways to function in a world where bad things happen	This resource pack was developed and edited by the West Sussex CAMHS and School Attendance Project. Much of the material has been useful to our own practice with children, young people and their parents and carers. Other items have been recommended by our colleagues in CAMHS and education.
GOV.UK Mental health and behaviour in schools: Departmental advice for school staff.	Guidance on how to identify and support pupils whose behaviour suggests they may have unmet mental health needs. Guidance published by the department of Education, 2014.
Promoting Emotional Health, Well-being and Resilience in Primary Schools -	This report provides a synthesis of research and policy evaluations relating to school-based strategies to promote emotional health, well-being and resilience among primary school pupils (aged 4 to 11 years).

BoingBoing

Boingboing is a not-for profit organisation. They run regular Resilience Forums, develop Resilience Frameworks, books and other materials, and offer training, workshops and talks on resilient approaches to life’s challenges. They aim to be inclusive and we provide many free resources on our website.

Emotional Resilience

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