Unit 03: Understand children and young people’s mental health concerns

1. Understand behaviour that is associated with mental health concerns in children and young people

• 1.1. Identify a range of behaviours that may indicate concerns about a child’s or young person’s mental health
• 1.2. Explain how a child or young person expresses how they are feeling through their behaviour
• 1.3. Describe harmful behaviour that children and young people may demonstrate as a way of coping with their feelings
• 1.4. Explain the importance of early intervention when identifying behavioural concerns

2. Understand stress and anxiety in children and young people

• 2.1. Define the terms: • stress • anxiety
• 2.2. Outline the relationship between resilience and stress
• 2.3. Describe possible causes of stress and anxiety for children and young people
• 2.4. Explain why stress can be both helpful and harmful
• 2.5. Describe how to recognise signs of stress and anxiety in children and young people

3. Understand depression in children and young people

• 3.1. Define the term ‘depression’
• 3.2. Describe the difference between low mood and depression
• 3.3. Describe possible causes of depression for children and young people
• 3.4. Describe how to recognise signs that a child or young person could be depressed
• 3.5. Give examples of how depression may affect children and young people

4. Know about specific mental health conditions that children and young people may experience

• 4.1. Outline a range of other mental health conditions that may present in children and young people
• 4.2. Describe how to recognise a range of mental health conditions in children and young people
• 4.3. Describe how other mental health conditions may impact children and young people
• 4.4. Describe what might constitute a mental health ‘crisis’ or emergency