Wellbeing & Mental Health - Information for families
Below are some useful links and organisations who can support with any wellbeing and mental health concerns:
1. https://www.camhs-resources.co.uk/
This is a fantastic website that has details of books, web links, apps, videos and contains resources around emotional / mental health.
Young Minds – Children and Young people’s mental health charity. Filled with information and has a parent’s helpline.
The Mix is a young people’s website filled with information and resources on emotional and physical health.
4. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression
Mood self assessment and online audio guides.
5. https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/childrens-mental-health/
Every Mind Matters - this is updated advice for parents and carers on support for young people and their mental health
Anger
1. Printable worksheets for teens on managing anger
https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheets/anger/adolescents
2. Great resource for teens on managing anger
https://www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/anger.asp
Anxiety
1. https://www.heysigmund.com/anxiety-in-teens/
Anxiety in Teens
2. https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/conditions/anxiety/
Young Minds information on anxiety
3. https://nopanic.org.uk/resources/
Many self-help and other resources looking at anxiety, phobias and panic attacks.
Bereavement
1. http://holdingonlettinggo.org.uk/
A Kent based bereavement charity offering support for children, young people and families affected by bereavement.
2. https://www.childbereavementuk.org/
Child bereavement UK
3. https://www.hopeagain.org.uk/
Hope Again - Website for bereaved teens
Parents (Factsheets)
1. Worries & Anxiety
2. Understanding Childhood (all age ranges)
http://www.understandingchildhood.net/our-leaflets/
3. Parents’ guide to supporting anxiety
4. My teen brain - Information for parents on teens and how their brains develop and the impact this can have on behaviour.
Resilience
1. https://positivepsychology.com/resilience-activities-worksheets/
Resilience worksheets
2. https://www.annafreud.org/media/3194/year7_help4pupils.pdf
Pack on building resilience
3. https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/media/257099/resilience-toolkit.pdf
Resilience toolkit for young people.
Safeguarding
Use this link if you are concerned about your child being involved in Gang culture - https://outoftheshadows.blog/
Use this link to report any Online concerns
Use this link to help with concerns about Consent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7Nii5w2FaI
Use this link if you have concerns about your child bring involved with Drug & Alcohol Abuse https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/talking-drugs-alcohol/
Use this link for further information about online safety from the NSPCC
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
Use this link to report incidents about hate crime
https://www.report-it.org.uk/home
Use this link to report any concerns you have about terrorist or extremist behaviour https://act.campaign.gov.uk/
Use this link for free, safe and anonymous online counselling for young people
Telephone helplines / Online Support:
Samaritans – Free Call 24 hours a day 116 123
Shout Crisis Text Line - Text Shout to 85258
Childline - Call 0800 1111
Kooth - Free, safe and anonymous online support for young people – available til 10pm
Below are some useful tips on using the Internet & Social Media
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