No need(le) to worry

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No need(le) to worry is seeking to address needle fear in childhood and adolescence which affects around 50% of children and adolescents worldwide, and can have wide reaching impacts.

A prototype self-help resource has been co-designed to help reduce needle fear in children receiving school vaccinations and needle-based procedures in hospitals and primary care clinics. This prototype will be used in a feasibility study before it is finalised and further evaluations are planned evaluated and finalised.

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Sub-theme: Oral Health

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Currently Underway

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No need(le) to worry: Development and feasibility study of a self-help cognitive behavioural therapy resource for children with needle fear

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