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Apples Friends building on the success of
Zippys Friends
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• Mental illness a growing global problem
• All mental illness 13 of global disease
• Depression 4.3 of global disease
• 120 million people suffer from depression
• 2 people commit suicide every minute
• One in five children and adolescents have mental
  health problems
• Sources WHO, World Bank, American Psychological
  Association

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• Global spending on mental health is minimal
• 1 of all health spending is on mental health
• 1 of mental health spending is on mental health
  promotion

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• Mental health promotion and prevention of mental
  illness is very cost effective
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• For each 1 spent, saving is at least 84

Source Dept of Health, London Mental health
promotion and mental illness prevention The
economic case (2011)
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• Evaluation of Zippys Friends
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• Zippys Friends significantly improved the
  emotional literacy and coping skills of the
  children, reduced their hyperactivity levels and
  led to improved relationships in the classroom.
• (Clarke Barry, National University of Ireland,
  2010)
• Zippys Friends improved childrens coping
  skills, reduces bullying in the classroom,
  increases academic skills and improved the
  climate of the classroom.
• (Holen et al, 2012)

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• Zippys Friends helps children adapt to primary
  school
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• Participation in Zippys Friends is related to
  better adaptation to the transition from
  kindergarten to first grade.
•  (Monkeviciene, Mishara Dufour, 2006)

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• Apples Friends - content
• 6 modules
• Feelings
• Communication
• Friendship
• Solving problems
• Changes
• Moving Forward

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• Apples Friends - structure
• 2 introductory sessions, then 4 sessions per
  module
• In each module, 3 activity sessions and one
  unfinished story
• Similar to Zippys Friends, but children
  contribute more
• Can be used flexibly
• CD and DVD

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• Teacher feedback on sessions
• 95 ran successfully
• 98 achieved aims
• 91 rated good or excellent
• In 97 of sessions, all or the majority of
  children joined in

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• Teacher comments
• Initially I liked it, now I love it
• Children are really pleased to be doing Zippy
  things again
• Children related well to stories, especially on
  change, family break-up, friendship issues

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• Good mental health for children for life