Mental Health Talk

Dr Claire Lownie, a specialist Psychiatrist addressed the grade 7 to 11 pupils of Brescia House School on the topic of Mental Health with specific focus on neuro-psychiatric disorders and illnesses in adolescents and how to manage them within a high school setting. Dr Lownie is passionate about working with children and adolescents in order to optimise their mental, emotional and physical health. It is her belief that identifying a person’s mental strengths and challenges and with the correct care, support and consideration of each individual, true leaders can be created. Our pupils engaged with her fully during this interaction and valued her interactive style of presentation with them. She left the entire audience with a much clearer understanding of the need for awareness and support for one another, but especially for anyone suffering a mental health challenge in some way.