Childhood and adolescence are periods of rapid, uneven change. A child’s sensory world, emotional regulation, behaviour and relationships can shift from one term to the next, often for reasons that are not obvious from the outside. Parents and teachers frequently sense that something feels different long before they have the language or tools to describe what has changed.

The Mental Well-being Screening covers the areas most likely to affect a child’s day-to-day functioning: sensory processing, emotional and behavioural regulation, the possible effects of difficult or frightening experiences, emotional safety, early substance use or cyber-addiction concerns, and how independently the child is managing everyday tasks.