Keys to Success:
A collaborative approach
The process of overcoming Selective Mutism (SM) can be expedited when parents, teachers, doctors, and treating professionals operate as a cohesive team. Our collective mission must be to create a safe, understanding, and supportive environment where these children not only feel safe but truly flourish, with a clear and reliable path to the help they need.
Elevate Public and Professional Awareness: Increasing knowledge about SM across all segments of society, and especially among those who directly impact the child’s life, is paramount to achieving successful outcomes for children and their families.
Invest in Specialist Training: There is a critical shortage of SM specialists. Encouraging and funding more professionals to train in this area will ensure a greater number of children receive timely and effective help.
Prioritize Proven Treatment: Parents need support and guidance from fully trained professionals who use evidence-based treatment proven to work. This commitment to proven approaches is essential to prevent wasted time and money on ineffective therapies.
UNI FILM PRODUCTIONS will launch the most comprehensive documentary ever produced on Selective Mutism. This program will be marketed to both the national and international broadcast community and offered as a product to parents, healthcare and educational professionals, as well as to the general public worldwide. We hope that the documentary will raise widespread awareness putting SM on the global map and finally making it a recognized household name.
Selective Mutism is not the problem. People not knowing about Selective Mutism is the problem! It deserves to be acknowledged and these children deserve to lead more inclusive and fulfilling lives in their schools and communities: free from fear, free from anxiety, and free from loneliness!