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We are proud to be supporting #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek to help shine a light on the importance of children's and young people's mental health and their voices. We all want children to have the best possible chance to thrive and follow their dreams. Their voices play a vital part in Words Matter's work to help end verbal abuse of children by adults and always will. Over 1,000 children revealed the impact the words they hear from adults can have on their mental health. How critical, hurtful words leave them feeling sad, depressed, anxious, doubting themselves, frightened and isolated. How hearing positive, encouraging words make them feel confident, happy and loved. When we asked them what would help protect children from hearing unkind or upsetting words and phrases they highlighted the importance of explaining how the way they talk to them can affect their mental health and wellbeing. We must listen to children - their voices matter. Words matter. Let's build children them up, not knock them down. Place2Be #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek #MyVoiceMatters #WordsMatter

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Christine Wekerle

Editor In Chief at Elsevier

8mo

Maybe we need positivity coaches per school district to help enact the positive words approach in schools. My mother’s mantra was “if you don’t have anything nice to say, rethink it”. Any issue can be handled with tact. Finding the right words is a learning skill with no ceiling on improvement. #continuouslearning

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