{"id":382,"date":"2026-06-03T00:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/teensleepwell\/?page_id=382"},"modified":"2026-07-25T05:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:14:00","slug":"whole-family-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/SleepHealth\/projects\/whole-family-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Whole Family Wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Sleep Well Scotland&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#1f4380&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; content_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;12px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px||0px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Whole Family Wellbeing<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Improving the lives of families &amp; young people with disabilities<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Blurb&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#1f4380&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; content_font=&#8221;Poppins||||||||&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-8px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Children and young people with disabilities and\/or complex health conditions experience disproportionate levels of poor sleep. This can have ramifications for their own mental and physical health, as well as that of their families. This project focuses on training professionals from across many sectors to support these children and their families navigate sleep problems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-43px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/SleepHealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/07\/Whole-Family-Wellbeing-e1783502468268.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Whole Family Wellbeing&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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For this to happen, health staff must be <b>trained in sleep support strategies<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#007dc5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||16px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Poppins|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-5px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">The Project<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Poppins|800|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;52px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px||4px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Provide<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">500<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">professionals <strong>sleep awareness training<\/strong> &#8211; raising awareness of sleep problems, their effects, and how to support those with them.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Poppins|800|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;52px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1150ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Train<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">12<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Sleep counsellors<\/strong> who can provide more targeted support to those with longstanding and complex sleep issues.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_icon font_icon=&#8221;&#xf0c0;||fa||900&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;2px||2px|||&#8221; 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