Fighting for our kids futures #youngmindsmatter #haiku #poetry

This morning the Huff Post UK guest edited by HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, launched a focus on mental health issues in our kids and young people entitled #youngmindsmatter

I joined in the launch with retweeting important articles with haiku which they inspired.  Here are the haiku poems I wrote over the hour of launch.

Mental health first
Grades can always be improved
#YoungMindsMatter

Anxious children
Deserve good counselling
#YoungMindsMatter

Bereaved children
Need support and compassion
#YoungMindsMatter

This campaign matters
Children are our future
#YoungMindsMatter

Talk with your kids
About how they are feeling
#YoungMindsMatter

Don't ignore their pain
It could ruin their lives
#YoungMindsMatter

Social media
It's 13 for a reason
#YoungMindsMatter

Shame vs healing
Parents be proud to say
#YoungMindsMatter

You're not on your own
Caring people will help you
#YoungMindsMatter

£1 in childhood
Saves thousands later on
#YoungMindsMatter

Fund Counsellors
Let kids be heard and helped
#YoungMindsMatter

Comparing body shapes
As young as 6 years old
#YoungMindsMatter

NHS info
But no funding for care
#YoungMindsMatter

Not just statistics
These are children dieing
#YoungMindsMatter

Care for your child

Don't mind what anyone thinks

#YoungMindsMatter 

What do we value?

Happiness should come first

#YoungMindsMatter 

Protecting the kids

Estrangement can be required

#YoungMindsMatter 

A whole village

Who don't judge each other

#YoungMindsMatter 

No one heard me

Ten years therapy needed

#YoungMindsMatter 

Lots don't wait

Waiting time feels forever

#YoungMindsMatter 

Spot danger signs

Better safe than sorry

#YoungMindsMatter 

Old Trafford full

Yr7 kids who need help

#YoungMindsMatter 

Self harm isn't

Something to be ignored

#YoungMindsMatter 

If you'd like to see these linked to the articles they refer to then visit my twitter page @emmuk74

As you might realise, I am some what passionate about looking after the mental health of our young people and I pray that this campaign will encourage more services for their care and more openness about the issues and how to deal with them.