Safety and Security

Challenge

Does your child seem anxious a lot of the time?

Does anxiety make your child feel unsafe at home, school, or during activities?

Children deserve to feel safe no matter where they are or what environment they are in. Whether at school, at home, or during other activities, overwhelming fear or anxiety may make them feel they are in danger or out of control.

Options

Child safety and protection are paramount. Children need to be safe. Yet in certain situation, despite being safe, some children experience anxiety and fear, and are concerned danger exists even when it may not.

There are effective and evidence-based treatments for helping children who are experiencing anxiety to feel safer and more protected,. Therapies can include anxiety management, mindfulness, relaxation, ACT, CBT and EMDR. Family therapy can also be a good way of dealing with situations as a group, rather than as individuals.