Health & Wellbeing

Thinking in more detail about your Health and Wellbeing

Thinking about the things that make you feel good… what makes you feel good?
- Your relationship with your parent(s)?
- Your relationship with your brother(s) or sister(s)?
- Spending time with your friend(s)?
- Going to school or college?
- Taking part in activities outside of school or college?
- Being on the computer or your phone?
- Spending time with your boyfriend, girlfriend or special friend?
- Something else?
- Nothing?
Thinking about worries… are you worried about anything?
- The way you look?
- Where you live?
- The people who you live with?
- Your health?
- Someone else’s health?
- Money?
- Your family?
- Exams?
- The future?
- Your friends?
- Nothing?
Thinking about bullying…have you been bullied before and, if so, who bullied you?
- Was it someone in person?
- Was it cyberbullying on a phone?
- Was it cyberbullying on the internet (such as on Social Media / Facebook)?
Thinking about discrimination…have you ever experienced discrimination before?
- Was it due to your age?
- Was it due to your sex or gender?
- Was it due to disability?
- Was it due to nationality?
- Was it due to appearance or dress?
- Was it due to religion, faith or belief?
- Was it due to sexual orientation?
Thinking about your general health…
- Do you have a condition such as…
  - Diabetes
  - ADHD
  - Autism
  - Asthma
  - Dyslexia
  - Eczema
  - Epilepsy
  - Learning disability
  - Physical disability
- Does any medical condition or disability limit what you can do?
Thinking about your dental health…
- When did you last go to a dentist?
- How often do you brush your teeth?
Thinking about any exercise you do…how many days in the last week were you physically active for at least 60 minutes?
- 0 days
- 1 day
- 2 days
- 3 days
- 4 days
- 5 days
- 6 days
- 7 days
Thinking about how you travel to and from places… what is the main way you get around?
- Walk
- Bus
- Car
  - Do you drive yourself?
  - Do any of your friends drive?
  - Does anyone in your family drive?
- Cycle
- Train
- Tram
Thinking about whether you are eating ok… what did you have for breakfast this morning?
- A drink
- Nothing
- Cereal
- Porridge
- Toast
- Bread
- Cooked breakfast
- Cereal bar
- Chocolate
- Sweets
Thinking about what you do for lunch… where do you normally get your lunch from?
- School or college lunch
- Packed lunch
- Go home for lunch
- Buy from a shop or van
- Don’t usually have lunch
Thinking about what you eat in the evening…
- Meal with family
- Make your own food
- Meal with friends
- Take away
- Don’t usually have evening meal
Thinking about healthy eating…
- How many portions of fruit did you have yesterday?
- How many portions of vegetables did you have yesterday?
- When was the last time you had some salad?
Thinking about smoking…
- Do any of your family smoke?
- Do any of your friends smoke?
- What about you:
  - Never tried smoking
  - Tried once or twice
  - Smoke some days
  - Smoke every day
- If you do smoke:
  - What do you smoke?
  - Cigarettes
  - Roll own
  - Cigar
  - Pipe
  - Weed / Cannabis
  - Another drug
- How many per day?
- Would you like to stop smoking?
- Where do you get the things you smoke from:
  - Buy from a shop
  - Buy from people you know
  - Get a friend to buy for you
  - Get someone you don’t know to buy for you
  - Get them from a friend
  - Take them from someone without their knowledge
  - Get them from a family member
- Do you know where to access services about stopping smoking?
Thinking about smoking…
- How often do you drink alcohol?
  - Never
  - Once a day
  - Once a week
  - Every 1-2 weeks
  - Every 2-4 weeks
  - Every 2-3 months
  - Less frequently
- How often would you say you get drunk?
  - Never
  - Most days
  - One a week
  - Twice a month
  - Once a month
  - Every few months
- Have you ever had any injuries after you have had some alcohol?
- What do you drink?
  - Beer
  - Lager
  - Cider
  - Wine
  - Vodka
  - Gin
  - Rum
  - Another spirit
  - Alcopops (WKD, Bacardi breezer)
- Do you know where to access services about alcohol?
Thinking about drugs… which of the following have you ever taken?
- Cannabis (weed, marijuana, dope, hash, wacky baccy)
- Glue
- Gas
- Solvent
- Amphetamine (speed, whizz)
- LSD (acid, tabs, trips)
- Ecstasy (pills)
- Poppers
- Tranquilisers (downers, valium, temazi, temazepam)
- Heroin (smack, skag)
- Magic mushrooms
- Methadone
- Ketamine (ket)
- Crack
- Cocaine (coke)
- Anabolic steroids
- Legal highs
- Prescription drugs from other people
- Others…
- None
Do any of your friends take any of these drugs?
- If so, which ones?
Do any of your family take any of these drugs?
- If so, which ones?
How often do you take any of these drugs?
- Never
- Every day
- Every week
- Every 2 weeks
- Once a month
- Every few months
- Less frequently
If you do take drugs, who do you take them with?
- Alone
- Friends
- Family
- People you don’t know
Thinking about your sexual health…
- Are you having sex with anyone?
- How is or was that experience for you?
  - Great
  - Sic
  - Scary
  - Good
  - OK
  - Fun
  - Painful
  - Not as you expected
  - Awful
  - Nasty
  - Exactly as you expected
  - Embarrassing
- How old is the person you are having sex with?
  i.   More than 10 years younger than you
  ii.   6-10 years younger than you
  iii.   1-5 years younger than you
  iv.   The same age as you
  v.   1-5 years older than you
  vi.   6-10 years older than you
  vii.   More than 10 years older than you
- Do you need to use any contraception?
  - What do you use?
- What sort of sex are you having?
  - Oral sex
  - Vaginal sex
  - Anal sex
  - Non-penetrative sex
  - Other
- Do you use condoms every time you have sex?
  - Do you use these for:
  - Oral sex
  - Vaginal sex
  - Anal sex
- Are you happy with the person you have had / are having sex with?
- Have you ever been made to feel scared or uncomfortable by a person you have had sex with?
  - Have you ever felt pressurised to do something sexual…
  - For money
  - For a gift (phone, clothes, alcohol, food)
  - For shelter (somewhere warm, dry, safe)
  - For alcohol
  - For drugs
  - For affection
  - For protection
  - For something else
- Have you ever been made to do something sexual due to…
  - Violence
  - Sexual assault
  - Coercion
  - Bullying
  - Being drunk
  - Being high
  - Something else
- How many people have you done something sexual with in the last six months?
- Have you ever been checked out for sexually transmitted infections?
Thinking about your mental health and well-being… how do you think you are doing at the moment?
- Sic
- Excellent
- Good
- OK
- Average
- Not great
- Awful
- Don’t know
- Something else
Do you experience any of these:
- Anger
- Rage
- Sadness
- Loneliness
- Loss
- Fear
- Shame
- Mood swings
- Anxiety
- Not wanting to eat
- Wanting to vomit (sick) up food
- Thoughts of harming yourself
- Attempting to harm yourself
- Actually harming yourself
- Obsessions
- Compulsions
- Difficulty falling asleep
Do you ever do crash diets ?

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