The Real Needs of Children With Epilepsy - Kirsten McHale

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Listen to it on the podcast titled: "Epilepsy Sparks Insights"
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For Children's Mental Health Week meet Kirsten McHale who shares the complex needs of many children with an epilepsy, how their needs are not being met (in the UK), and how services must be improved.
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Chapters 📖
00:00 Intro
00:01 Meet Kirsten
00:21 Young Epilepsy
04:12 Ignorance & stigma
06:54 Politics & stigma
10:59 Career in epilepsy
13:27 Mental health of children
17:26 Hope for sufficient care
18:20 Seizure control doesn't equal good mental health
18:52 Thank you & conclusion
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Children's Mental Health Week: www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk
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Don’t understand all the terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary! 👇🏻 www.epilepsysparks.com/glossary
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