{"id":400,"date":"2016-11-11T14:58:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T14:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/participation-lab\/?page_id=400"},"modified":"2019-09-19T12:02:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T11:02:59","slug":"a-holistic-approach-to-young-peoples-psychosocial-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/participation-lab\/a-holistic-approach-to-young-peoples-psychosocial-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Wellbeing Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are pleased to launch the Youth Wellbeing Network, a global network of policymakers, practitioners, researchers and youth supporting a holistic approach to young people’s psychosocial wellbeing, care and support. For updates, visit our Facebook page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YWellbeingNet\/ <\/a>and join our group to share information about events, resources and to network: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/YWellbeingNet\/.<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite increased awareness of young people\u2019s mental health needs, interventions that target their psychosocial wellbeing remain largely medicalised. In reality, young people’s wellbeing is often tied to that of their family, relationships with their peers and resource constraints within communities. By recognising and engaging the complex social dynamics that surround young people, the psychosocial approach to wellbeing can have significant positive impacts on their social lives, educational outcomes and future potential.<\/p>\n

Ruth Evans, University of Reading, Fiona Samuels, ODI and Morten Skovdal, University of Copenhagen co-convened a public event, “A Holistic Approach to Young People’s Psychosocial Wellbeing”and workshop for policymakers and practitioners, “Putting the ‘Social’ back into Young People’s Psychosocial Wellbeing, Care and Support”, hosted by ODI, London in November 2016. \u00a0Both events explored different approaches to young people’s psychosocial wellbeing in the Global South, and shared good practice in advancing support for young people, families and communities. The events were timed to coincide with International Children’s Grief Awareness Day (17 Nov.) and\u00a0Children\u2019s Grief Awareness Week UK<\/a>, raising awareness of bereaved children and young people and providing an opportunity to explore learning from the Global North and South.<\/p>\n

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Speakers included:<\/p>\n