Children and Young People’s emotional well-being is just as important as their physical health.
Good mental health helps them develop the resilience to cope with whatever life throws at them and grow into well-rounded, healthy adults.
These resources are aimed at children, young people, parents/ caregivers.
- Signposting to mental health and self-care resources. for children and young people, parents, carers, and support services.
- Creating a self-care plan (annafreud.org)
- Self-care top tips (annafreud.org)
- Helping Someone else (annafreud.org)
- Being a young carer – Your rights (nhs.uk)
- Help for young carers (nhs.uk)
- Coping with self-harm (University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust)
- Stress bucket (youngminds.org.uk) – It would be helpful to watch this video before filling in the stress bucket worksheet Stress Bucket (youtube.com)
- Finger breathing (youngminds.org.uk)
- Looking after your mental health (studentsagainstdepression.org)
- A parent’s guide to depression (charliewaller.org)
- Managing stress and anxiety (charliewaller.org)
- Top tips for managing stress and preventing burnout (charliewaller.org)
- UNICEF – The Convention on the Rights of a Child (child-friendly version) (unicef.org)
Please note:
Completion certificates are not issued for self-help resources. However, if you need a certificate, please contact the Recovery Academy.
