Blog: Young people

Beginnings are always a great cause for anxiety. More than half a century since her death, Melanie Klein’s thought, such as object relation theory, still permeates modern understanding of developmental psychology. In this article, we explore part of her contribution to theory on infant psychology and in particular to the vast unknown of the preverbal experience – with an eye to its potential ongoing resonance into adulthood.

How should we protect our mental health from the onslaught of negative news stories and the cycle of damaging social media content? Katy Moyes invites us to take a step back and gain perspective on the damaging content that has in many ways overtaken our lives.

Gaming is known to improve mental health, as well as be a symptom of negative wellbeing. Dr Sarah Hodge, senior cyberpsychologist at Bournemouth University, introduces the Mindful Resilience Programme created to support and equip mental health practitioners with the skills to better understand the role of gaming in the lives of children.

The Covid-19 mental health crisis has been keenly felt by young people. Dr Lynn Thomas, medical director at St John Ambulance, offers advice on how we can all play a part in helping and supporting young people with their emotional wellbeing.

Previous Minister for Health, Lord Darzi of Denham, write the pandemic saw a seismic shift towards the use of digital technologies for health, including mental health. He argues that we still need to fully embrace the use of these technologies to better understand the scale of the mental health crisis and to better support the general population.