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WELLBEING
NEWS
Wellbeing Hub therapist,
Alicia Drummond, delivers
insightful talk on building
children’s self-esteem.
FRAMLINGHAM COLLEGE WAS PLEASED TO WELCOME BACP ACCREDITED THERAPIST
AND FOUNDER OF THE WELLBEING HUB, ALICIA DRUMMOND, TO THE
COLLEGE FOR AN INSPIRING TALK FOCUSED ON ‘BUILDING
SELF-ESTEEM IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’.
Parents and members of the school
“Self-esteem is at the heart of us all and
community were in attendance to gain
resilience plays a big part in supporting
valuable insight and advice on how to
our con昀椀dence,” said Alicia. “When we
help children develop a robust self-esteem
look at the mental health stats for young
which is vital for safeguarding their mental
people, it is worrying – the NHS digital
wellbeing, preventing unhealthy risk-
report shows us that from 2017 to 2024
taking during adolescence and later life,
the number of 7 to 16-year-olds with a
and resisting peer pressure.
mental health disorder grew from 1-in-9 to
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