Resources

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Category: Mental Health Awareness for Children and Young People

Mental Health Awareness for Adults

Sensory ‘Glimmers’

A ‘glimmer’ is the exact opposite of a trigger for our nervous system and are small moments that help bring you back to feelings of joy, safety and connection. Take a look at our Occupational Therapy Team’s examples of ‘glimmers’ from a sensory perspective, which you may find helpful to

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Mental Health Awareness for Children and Young People

Managing Exam Stress and Anxiety

Stress is a feeling of being overwhelmed and under a lot of pressure, which everybody experiences in their lives. You may get feelings like everything is getting too much and that you cannot cope. It can be in response to pressure you have put upon yourself, or to your environment.

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Mental Health Awareness for Children and Young People

A Sensory Friendly Christmas

While the festive period is a very exciting time of year for many it is also a whirlwind of lights, smells, singing and important changes to routine with plays at school, late night trips and family and friends visiting. These things can become overwhelming for many children and adults, especially

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Mental Health Awareness for Children and Young People

Tips for supporting children who have experienced bullying

Although there is no legal definition on what constitutes as bullying, the anti-bullying charity Ditch defines it as “an imbalance of power which is used to either defame, harass, intimidate or upset another person.” A recent Ofcom report (2022) indicated that 39% of 8–17-year-olds reported some form of bullying either

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Mental Health Awareness for Children and Young People

Supporting children who have experienced grief and loss

Losing someone close is always a difficult experience at any age but experiencing grief as a child can be particularly complicated.  So many difficult emotions can arise and it can feel very overwhelming and hard to navigate. What kind of reactions might we see in children who have experienced grief

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Anxiety and Stress in Children and Young People

Supporting the Transition from Primary to Secondary School

Moving from primary to secondary school can be a really exciting time full of positive change, but it can also be a time where young people feel overwhelmed and anxious. This transition period involves many changes:  the physical environment, new rules and expectations, change of peer group, change of teachers,

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Mental Health Awareness for Children and Young People

Building Resilience in Children

Overcoming challenges and setbacks can be difficult for children and young people (as well as adults), however it can really help to boost their resilience and to help them bounce back from struggles they encounter. We share out tips on supporting children to develop the emotional skill of resilience in

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Mental Health Awareness for Children and Young People

Growing Together Blog – Children’s Mental Health Week 2022

The theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is ‘Growing Together’, which encourages children (and adults) to reflect on their emotional growth and how they can support others to grow too. We share our thoughts on this important topic here in our Growing Together Blog. Growing Emotionally We are

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Mental Health Awareness for Children and Young People

Mental Health Awareness for Children

Children’s emotional well-being is of equal importance to their physical health, and having an understanding of what mental health is and how to look after it is vital. Our resource aims to break this down for children to help them learn to support their mental health as early as possible

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Mental Health Awareness for Children and Young People

Understanding Mental Health – for Young People

Young people’s emotional well-being is of equal importance to their physical health, and being able to understand their mental health is vital. Our Understanding Mental Health for Young People resource explains what is meant by mental health and how to recognise mental health difficulties, as well as providing guidance on

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Mental Health Awareness for Children and Young People

Managing Low Confidence – For Children

Our managing low confidence resource aims to help children and young people understand what is meant by confidence and the impact that having low confidence can have. It also features helpful tools that young people can use to boost their self-confidence.

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Mental Health Awareness for Children and Young People

Self-Esteem Building for Teenagers

Self-esteem is the opinion we have of ourselves, and having good self-esteem can help you to feel more positive and will boost your overall wellbeing. This resource offers practical suggestions for teenagers to improve their self-esteem.  

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Mental Health Awareness for Children and Young People

Self-Care for Children and Young People

Our Self-Care for Children resource aims to help children understand the importance of looking after their mental health and wellbeing, and provides a variety of effective tips for implementing self-care practices.

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