The Mental Health Foundation has highlighted how important having a good body image is for children and young people’s mental health. With this in mind, resources have been created to help children and young people:
- Recognise what body image is, and what can influence this (positively or negatively)
- Understand the affect of media on body image
- Develop resilience and strategies to develop a good body image
The Advisory Group on Good Body Image was established in August 2019 by request of the Scottish Government. The document’s aim is to:
- Identify a definition of what ‘healthy body image’ means that is relevant to every Scottish child and young person
Click on picture to access document. - Develop options for how children and young people, relevant professionals and wider support networks can support healthy body image for children and young people
- Provide the Scottish Government with specific recommendations and advice for next steps and consider the need for wider public consultation on where action should be taken
