Creativity through arts and music is a great therapeutic approach for children's mental health.

Poor mental health in young people can come from a lot of different sources. Family, social media, school, peer pressure, identity crisis to name just a few.

When you hear that a child has died through suicide it is harrowing, and poor mental health, lack of confidence and no sense of belonging can be big contributors to this happening.

I will always encourage my children to speak about how they feel and tell me if they need help. Both are thriving, thank the lord.

We need to start listening to young people instead of assuming what we think is best for them. Asking them how we can help instead of telling them what we think they should do.

We are not doctors, we do not tell our young people what they need, we don’t clip their wings by pushing them into boxes, we let them fly, flourish and give them the power to tell us what they need.

You can read the full guest interview here “Steve Arnott: How We Can Support Our Young People this Children’s Mental Health Week” – Sound Delivery