Hi, I am Carl Moreton, the founder of MyFutureSelf, the mentoring service working with young people across Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.
This pandemic is hard for everyone. Whilst opportunities to socialise, learn and having some may not outwardly show it, not being access to their wider support network, around friends, missing school and spending young people are feeling lonelier. Autonomy a lot of time within the same four walls is and freedom has suddenly diminished and always hard to cope with. It is important more time at home can lead to overthinking to acknowledge these emotions and and use of negative coping strategies. understand that they are normal reactions to • Compromised online safety. Being online A recent national survey by YoungMinds present circumstances, but please talk about is something most young people are doing found that just under 85% of young people them openly and transparently. Nobody right now, and it is helpful for many to stay self-report deteriorating mental health wins from staying silent. connected. However, some young people during this pandemic, including increased have negative experiences online and it anxiety, problems with sleep, panic attacks I have been working with young people is estimated 90 cybercrimes are recorded or more frequent urges to self-harm, whilst throughout the pandemic to support them every day against children, ranging from the NHS have also found that one in three with their emotional wellbeing, relationship cyberbullying and viewing inappropriate issues, confidence and self-esteem. In doing young people experience bullying. content, to grooming and sexual exploitation. so I have observed the following issues: Concerningly, the majority of mental health • Anxiety is on the rise. The impact from social support for young people is provided by distancing combined with worries about education settings. With most young people the future, education, health, not being now learning from home, they are trying to able to take part in day-to-day activities cope alone. Yet, without guided support and and lack of control is increasing stress mentoring, it can be hard for young people to and anxiety. Coping mechanisms, support process what they are experiencing, so I would systems and routines are being disrupted like to start a conversation with you about your by the measures to control the pandemic. young person and their mental health. • Increasing sense of loneliness. Without
Young people find it easier to talk while doing another activity, like cooking or drawing, and they may also prefer to write or draw their feelings rather than verbalise them. If you feel your young person needs more support or you want to know more about what we do, please check out our website www.myfutureself.org. uk/ or search ‘myfutureself’ on Facebook.
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