Mental health resources for children, students, parents, carers and school/college staff
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Category: Parent
How parents and carers can support children’s mental health and wellbeing
In a fantastic in-depth yet accessible guest blog for ‘Place2Be’ Professor Stephen Scott CBE, Professor of Child Health and Behaviour at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, writes about “the role parents and carers can play in supporting their children’s mental health”. Check it out on the ‘Place2Be’ here: www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/news/how-parents-and-carers-can-support-childrens-mental-health-and-wellbeing/
Support for Parents
It can be extremely difficult for parents to recognise the signs that a child is struggling with their mental health. The NSPCC have a large selection of advice and support tools available for free covering topics such as bullying, cyber-bullying, underage drinking and more. Check them out here: www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/childrens-mental-health/
NHS – How to access mental health services
Please use the link below to find out more information, written and produced by the NHS, on how to access mental health services that are available across the UK: www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/mental-health-services/how-to-access-mental-health-services/
Mind – Understanding Mental Health
This resource explains what mental health problems are, what may cause them, and the many different kinds of help, treatment and support that are available. Also provides guidance on where to find more information, and tips for friends and family. If you require this information in Word document format for compatibility with screen readers, please […]
Your Mind Plan
This quiz was developed by public health England as a part of their ‘Every Mind Matters’ campaign. It includes 5 quick questions which, depending on your answers, will help build you a practical plan that you can use to maintain and improve your mental health and wellbeing. Take this short quiz to: reflect on how […]