Paul Golder writes for the Brentwood Gazette
Children’s mental Health Week took place this year between 5 and 11 February and we welcomed Kieran and Jaylan from Mind Of The Student into the studio last week to talk about the work they do with children experiencing issues with their own mental health.
Kieran and Jaylan both struggled with their mental health in school. They felt unsupported, scared and alone, with no knowledge at hand to support themselves, which led them to founding Mind of the Student, helping other young people get the confidence and resilience to speak up about their mental health.
They came in and spoke to Phoenix FM’s Drive host Jo Bailey about children’s mental health and also their charity, which exists so that every young person feels empowered to speak about their mental health in school.
Kieran and Jaylan were joined by Maddie, Mollie and Matilda, students from Bowers Park Academy in Romford who spoke about their new podcast project and shared some tips to help with anxiety and exam stress.
You can hear the interview with Jo again at phoenixfm.com and find out more about Mind Of The Student and the work they do at mindofthestudent.org.uk.
