Comfortable Consultations

Our research has highlighted that young people want to be empowered to have the most positive experience online possible. Below are video examples of both disempowering and empowering conversations between a mental health practitioner and a young person. You can also view a printable poster, which details how to keep young people comfortable during conversations about their online use.

Disempowering conversation example

Empowering conversation example

Here you can view and print our poster - ‘Ways to help a young person feel comfortable sharing their online use with you.’

Ways to help a young person feel comfortable sharing their online use with you

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If you’re working with a young person on their digital use and mental health, these question prompts may aid your conversations.

Key considerations for mental health content

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