A – Z Guide to Children and Young People’s Digital Mental Health - An Essential Resource for Parents, Educators and Professionals

Are you concerned about how much time your child is spending on online and what they are accessing? Do you feel out of your depth keeping up with the latest apps and technology? Whilst digital technology allows for many social, emotional and educational benefits, it can impact a young person's mental wellbeing in a detrimental way. The digital landscape is ever-changing with growing numbers of children and young people avid users of multiple online platforms. This book will guide the reader through an A-Z of digital mental health, from gaming, networking, and social media to awareness of fake news, misogyny, and trolling. It provides tips and activities to help encourage further discussions, ways to approach difficult conversations and promote positive and safe relationships with digital technology.

About the author

Becca Randell is a Children's Digital Consultant and the Founder of Empowering Digital Lives, which aims to help parents and professionals to support not only themselves but also children and young people to thrive online through digital literacy as well as safety and digital wellbeing.She is currently leading the mobilisation of digital mental health innovation as part of the Health Innovation Network and the implementation of research in children and young people's mental health for National Institute of Health and Care (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration. She is a mother of two teenagers and presents both nationally and internationally on children's mental wellbeing.

Product details

• Authors: Becca Randell
• Publisher: Pavilion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2025
• EAN: 9781803884073
• ISBN: 978-1-80388-407-3
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 900 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; SELF-HELP / Mood Disorders / General, Coping with illness & specific conditions, HEALTH & FITNESS / Mental Health, Coping with / advice about mental health issues or topics