The Mental Health Crisis Starts i...
The Mental Health Crisis Starts in Primary School | Laura Earnshaw, myHappymind

HealthTech Hour by Steve Roest

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Children's mental health, prevention vs treatment, resilience, self-esteem, the CAMHS waiting list - Laura Earnshaw, Founder of myHappymind, on why we're solving children's mental health at the wrong end, and what teaching it early actually looks like.

What if most children's mental health problems could be prevented years before they ever reach a waiting list? Steve Roest sits down with Laura Earnshaw, former Global Head of Talent at AstraZeneca, now Founder and CEO of myHappymind, the NHS-backed programme in over 2,000 schools. After her own son struggled at school and a family member was sectioned, Laura left her corporate career to build the skills she'd been teaching senior leaders for children as young as three.

In this episode:

  • Why children's mental health needs prevention, not just treatment
  • What myHappymind ... 
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