Paul Stallard introduces his resource by covering the basic theory and rationale behind Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and how the workbook should be used. An attractive and lively workbook follows which covers the core elements used in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy programmes but conveys these ideas to children and young people in an understandable way and uses real life examples familiar to them. The practical series of exercises and worksheets introduce concepts that can be applied to each unique set of problems. a book that does exactly what it says on the cover…a wealth of experience in a highly accessible volume…- (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol 12(313), 2003) Includes ideas for third wave CBT, Mindfulness, Compassion Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Strong leadership with support at all levels and regular reports to Health & Wellbeing Board, Safeguarding, Children’s Trust.

This case study outlines the Shropshire wide schools based programme Think Good, Feel Good which initially started as a pilot programme in 2009. The programme adopts a universal population based approach for children and young people at tier 1, and targeted support for those at tier 2. Two books by psychologists have been praised in the Mental Health Category of the BMA Association’s 2003 book competition…” (The Psychologist, 1 Jan 2004)The programme has reached 84% of Shropshire schools and the findings are very positive in relation to knowledge and confidence. It is widely recognised that the commissioning and delivery of high quality mental health and wellbeing services is an investment that will lead to population health gains and financial savings both in the medium and long term. The evidence base for mental health is strong and over the past decade there have been numerous strategies, studies and programmes that can demonstrate the impact of intervening early especially in the crucial childhood and teenage years that will help to prevent the future development of mental health illness. Some examples of potential savings are taken from the Mental Health Promotion and mental illness prevention: The economic case (Knapp et al, 2011):

The core aim of the Think Good Feel Good programme is to develop a whole school approach on emotional health and well-being through the delivery of an evidence based training programme across all Shropshire schools. There are 130 primary schools, 20 secondary schools, 2 special schools and Tuition Medical Behaviour and Support Service units (TMBSS). To date the programme has been aimed at school age children 5-16 years as well as their families and the whole range of school based staff. All of the training programmes that are delivered are evidence based, either nationally or internationally. A key strength has been the focus on the mental health and well-being of the children and young people in conjunction with educational priorities.Newly updated edition of the highly successful core text for using cognitive behaviour therapy with children and young people To save this article to your Google Drive account, please select one or more formats and confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you used this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your Google Drive account.

a book that does exactly what it says on the cover… a wealth of experience in a highly accessible volume…” (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol 12(313), 2003) Of those participating in the overall training programme 100% reported increase in knowledge levels and confidence. The current programme is delivered by the project manager with the support of partners and professionals with the relevant expertise of the subject matter.

By using this service, you agree that you will only keep content for personal use, and will not openly distribute them via Dropbox, Google Drive or other file sharing services a good, clear synthesis of the techniques that are available… (and) some nice, fun ways of presenting them to children…” (Journal of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, No.1 and 2, 2005) Children living in deprived households are three times more likely to have mental health problems than children living in more affluent household. It is estimated that over 7000 children in Shropshire live in poverty. Children who have significant caring responsibilities for other family members are more likely to develop mental health problems often linked to stress, feeling isolated and overwhelmed. Based on national statistics, it is estimated that 900 children and young people in Shropshire act as young carers. This table of interventions shows the whole toolkit of knowledge based and targeted intervention training which constitute the TaMHS core offer (Purple and green boxes). This annual programme of training is available and delivered on a multi-agency basis. Additional training for multi-agency teams, professionals and whole staff training for schools is also delivered on a request basis, stress management, lunch time supervisor training. Many but not all schools are signed up to the programme with varying degrees of delivery and the long term goal for the next two years is for all Shropshire Schools to have access to the complete toolkit of targeted and knowledge based interventions and training The initial pilot collected data however this was not taken forward due to capacity and the programme needs dedicated analytical and evaluation support