CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS
“Childhood and adolescence are critical stages of life for mental health. This is a time when rapid growth and development take place in the brain. Children and adolescents acquire cognitive and social-emotional skills that shape their future mental health and are important for assuming adult roles in society….”
“Worldwide, 10% of children and adolescents experience a mental disorder, but the majority of them do not seek help or receive care….” According to WHO
Children are also victims of various forms of mental illnesses and below are some information on some of these illnesses.
Mental development
Sexual Abuse
Signs and symptoms of child sexual abuse
Building self-confidence in Children
Self-confidence in a child can be defined as how the child views himself/herself in society and their mental health plays a huge role in that.