A childcare and protection advocate is urging more focus on the talents of children who have mental health challenges as a way of improving their development.
Erin Mercer, a consultant at Nathan.
A virtual child and adolescent mental health round table, aimed at providing information and resources to help young people cope during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will be held on Thursday (May 27) from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The event is part of activities by the Nathan Ebanks Foundation for the seventh staging of National Child and Adolescent Mental Health Awareness Week from May 23 to May 27 under the theme âThe Power of Play: Helping Children Cope in the COVID-19 Eraâ.
Communications and Liaison Director, National Child and Adolescent Mental Health Committee, Dr. Michelle Campbell, in giving an overview of the round table, said that the objective is to âprovide tools and resources to parents, caregivers and other stakeholders, to safeguard the mental health of our nationâs children and adolescents during this pandemic as now, more than ever, we must prioritise the mental health and well-being of our youthsâ.