My Happier Living Action Plan for children and young people | Primary care latest updates

The national leaders supporting Action for Happiness living in Northamptonshire and supporting our local Northamptonshire Hub work have been developing a resource for young people, ages 12 to 18, to gain an understanding of the Ten Keys to Happier Living and the actions that can be taken to promote happier living individually, with friends and family and within the local community.

They have used a Padlet Board, that acts like a bulletin board, which can be used by young people who have been signposted to it. The Board can be accessed but not edited and they have called it: My Happier Living Action Plan. The format of the plan is ‘columns’ with the first two columns introducing the Plan and the Ten Keys to Happier Living; followed by 10 columns - one for each of the Ten Keys, a column for ‘What to do if you feel very unhappy’ and additional columns with further relevant information.

A key piece of information is that the Ten Keys to Happier Living is a ‘MENU’ not a ‘PRESCRIPTION’ and it is important that this is made clear when using the Happier Living Action Plan.

The team are working towards signposting young people to this resource from a dedicated ‘children and young peoples’ page on the Action for Happiness website. In the meantime, they would like to disseminate the resource locally in Northamptonshire.

Here is the link and QR code for the resource which you can share with any young people and organisations you think would find it useful:

https://padlet.com/actionforhappiness/my-happier-living-action-plan-sw5zsldxbeuos8as

The great news is that the Padlet Board can be accessed on a mobile phone or tablet using the PADLET App.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch by email address at schooltoolkit@actionforhappiness.org. This email address can also be used for any feedback from young people.

We hope you and the young people using it will like the resource and find it helpful.