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#headstartmatters #bounceback HeadStart Kent will trial new ways of providing this early support both in and out of school, with a focus on improving the resilience and lives of young people by working in four areas: A young person’s time and experiences at school Their ability to access the community services they need Their home life and relationship with family members Their interaction with digital technology.

HeadStart Kent Resilience #headstartmatters #bounceback The ability to be mentally strong enough to bounce back and “The opportunity for and capacity of young people – in the context of adversity - to negotiate for and navigate their own way to resources that sustain their mental health”. (Big Lottery) Encouraging a long term interdependency between individuals, services, agencies and communities on providing an holistic approach to young people

How do you currently understand or define resilience? #headstartmatters #bounceback

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#headstartmatters #bounceback Using the domains framework, think about which domains you have an impact on and how you measure (or could measure) outcomes within that domain. Look at the gaps and think about they could be filled. Spend the last 5 minutes of the exercise discussing what you feel your key learning has been from this exercise.

A Resilient Person… Universal finding of huge individual differences in people’s responses to all kinds of environmental hazards Resilient individuals can say: ‘I HAVE… people I trust and love’ ‘I AM… a loveable person’ ‘I CAN… find ways to solve problems’ (Grotberg, 1997) Resilience theory has potential as a coherent framework to encompass much of what workers and carers instinctively aim to achieve anyway, and could therefore validate practice by offering a sound theoretical basis for purposeful intervention (Daniel et al., 1999:14) The weight of evidence currently available suggests that actively incorporating resilience promoting strategies in services to children and young people can have significant potential (Newman and Blackburn, #headstartmatters #bounceback

Case #headstartmatters #bounceback  How do you support young people to explore their assets in regard to resilience?

Change: How to Build Resilience Intervention Strategies 1. Reduce vulnerability and risk 2. Reduce the number of stressors and ‘pile up’ 3. Increase available resources 4. Mobilise protective processes 5. Foster resilience strings (Masten, 2004). Opportunities for navigation and #headstartmatters #bounceback

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