Lewisham Junior Citizen Scheme Summary Impact Report
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In November 2017, Healthwatch Lewisham took part in the Lewisham Junior Citizen Scheme. Healthwatch delivered a workshop around mental health and the Five Ways to Wellbeing. Healthwatch engaged 989 Primary School children over a two week period.
Key findings
- There was very limited knowledge around what mental health is. When asked to express words associated with the phrase “mental health”, a large majority of pupils used words such as “disabled” “ADHD” and “autism”.
- There was often surprise amongst the children when it was explained that everybody has mental health.
- None of the children who took part had any knowledge of The Five Ways to Wellbeing
- It was apparent from the feedback received from the teachers who participated in the scheme that the Healthwatch Lewisham contribution was very valuable.