Episode 2 of our BBC radio show, Raising Teens airs on Friday 12 January 2024. New series host Clare Cowan discusses what happens when a child experiences trauma in their early years. Traumatic experiences can result in behaviours which can cause distress – to the child, their families and communities. These can include self-harm, risk-taking and being vulnerable to criminal exploitation. How do we intervene early to work with young people in our communities and help prevent family breakdowns and escalation? How can parents, the wider family, and friends provide support?
🎧 Listen on BBC Sounds: Raising Teens: Supporting Adolescent Trauma
Our guests for episode 2 are:
- Emily Kerr, Clinical Service Manager for the CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team (Registered Mental Health Nurse)
- Rachael Swann, CEO of Grassroots
- Jo Parker – Integrative Arts Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor, and Professional Adviser for parent consultations at Young Minds
- Hugh Miller, Senior Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
If you’re wondering how parents can support their teens, and how we can make sure that support is accessible to every young person that needs it, tune in to BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey, and BBC Sounds on Fridays at 7pm.
👉 Find out more about Raising Teens and listen to past episodes: Raising Teens.
👏 Raising Teens series 5 is supported by NHS Sussex.
Help and support: Trauma in adolescents
- Sussex Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) has a selection of pre-recorded parent workshops that are recently filmed and recorded by CAMHS professionals across various areas of expertise.
- Grassroots has a Youth Suicide Prevention Hub with lots of useful information about how to help yourself or someone you know who’s in crisis.
- UK Trauma Council has some useful explanatory videos explaining childhood trauma and its effects on young people.
- Young Minds Trauma and Mental Health: a guide for parents
- The National Association for People Abused in Childhood offers information, resources and legal advice
- Find a registered therapist at Psychotherapy.org
- The Samaritans – free helpline available round the clock on 116 123