Mental Health Teaching

• What does HEADSSS stand for?


  Home

  Education/Employment + Eating/Exercise

  Activities

  Drugs

  Sex (& relationships)

  Self harm/depression

  Safety/abuse
• What should you ask about about Home in HEADSSS?

  Who lives at home?

  Do you have your own room?

  Do you fight with anyone at home?

  When your upset, who do you turn to?

  Is there anyone you particularly get on with?
• What should you ask about Education/Employment in HEADSSS?


  Do you go to school/college?

  What subjects do you like/don't like?

  Do you have a job? What sort of hours do you work?

  What's the best thing about working? What don't you like so much?

  What would you like to do in the future?

  Does anyone bully you?

  Who are your friends at school/work?
• What should you ask about Eating & Exercise in HEADSSS?


  What do you eat?

  Do you worry about your body shape?

  Do you try things to manage your weight?

  Do family/friends worry about your weight?

  What do you like or not like about your body?

  Have you ever made yourself throw up to lose weight?
• What should you ask about Activities in HEADSSS?


  What do you do in your spare time?

  What do you like doing with your friends?

  How do you relax?

  Do you participate in any sports/physical activity/exercise?

  How much do you use your phone/social media?
• What should you ask about Drugs (smoking & alcohol) in HEADSSS?


  Some people your age try smoking, alcohol and drugs, is that something you've experienced?

  How much? How often?

  What does taking drugs/drinking alcohol do for you?

  Where do you get the money?

  Does your alcohol use cause you any problems?

  Where/who do you get drugs from?

  Are you interested in cutting down or stopping?

  Is there anything I could do to help you with that? Would you like to someone about that specficially?
• What should you ask about Sex (& relationships) in HEADSSS?


  Are you seeing anyone at the moment?

  Is that relationship with a boy or a girl?

  Some people your age start having sex, have you ever had sex?

  What contraception are you using?

  How do you handle intimate relationships? Do you feel pressure to go along with things that you'd rather not do?

  Does your partner give you things in exchange for sex or other physical acts?
• What should you ask about Self harm/depression in HEADSSS?


  How is your mood at the moment?

  Do you ever feel sad or stressed? What do you do about that?

  What sort of things make you feel low/sad/stressed?

  Have you ever thought about hurting yourself?

  Have you acted on those thoughts?

  Have you through about ending your life?
• What should you ask about Safety & abuse in HEADSSS?


  Do you ever feel unsafe?

  Is there anyone in your life that you don't feel safe around?

  Is anyone doing things to you that you don't want them to? What sort of things?

  Does anyone put pressure on you to do things you don't want to do?

  Is there anyone you can talk to about these things?