My Health, Our Future 2019/20
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My Health, Our Future is Healthwatch Suffolk;'s project exploring the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in Suffolk.
Children and young people take part in a survey about their wellbeing.
The survey includes questions about things like body image, self-esteem, harmful online content, resilience, self-harm, screen time and other issues.
There are also measures of wellbeing and self-esteem that are widely used in research that mean these results can be compared with national studies.
Generally, the survey is delivered as part of a co-produced lesson plan on mental health and wellbeing in school, which has helped to ensure an excellent response rate.
Healthwatch talked to a couple of schools in Haverhill about how they have used their reports to improve student wellbeing.