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.

2. https://youngminds.org.uk/

Young Minds – Children and Young people’s mental health charity. Filled with information and has a parent’s helpline.

3. https://www.themix.org.uk/

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

https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/parents-and-young-people/information-for-parents-and-carers/worries-and-anxieties---helping-children-to-cope-for-parents-and-carers

2. Understanding Childhood (all age ranges)

http://www.understandingchildhood.net/our-leaflets/

3. Parents’ guide to supporting anxiety

https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/parents-guide-to-support-a-z/parents-guide-to-support-anxiety/

4. My teen brain - Information for parents on teens and how their brains develop and the impact this can have on behaviour.

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/childcare-and-advice-for-parents/parents-and-family-support/my-teens-brain/my-teen-brain.aspx

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

http://ceop.police.uk/

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

https://www.kooth.com/

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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