You're never too young to talk mental health
Tuesday 5th September 2017
You can now download the first instalment of these free resources:
A Supporting Mental Health in Schools booklet and a series of expert advice films, which are linked to the national campaign ‘You’re never too young to talk mental health’.
The booklet is an easy-to-read introduction to a range of problems children and young people might face including anxiety, low mood, working with looked after children and self harm and provides practical advice on how to support wellbeing in schools.
The series of short films from clinical experts supplement the booklet, offering practical guidance about what you can do in the classroom to support mental health and what to do if you are concerned about a child.
Upcoming Resources
Use our free school resources to help year 5 and 6 discuss their feelings
On September 20th is the launch of the campaign You’re never too young to talk mental health. As part of this campaign we will provide all primary schools with a free downloadable ‘Talking Mental Health’ animation and accompanying teacher resource pack which includes assembly plans, lesson plans and cross-curricular activities. These materials support teachers to give children the language they need to talk about mental health, the skills they need to be a good listener, and will help them to understand what to do if they’re worried about a friend.
For Secondary Schools:
Have you ever wished you could measure the pupil wellbeing in you school?
Well, you can now with free support. 130 schools can access free support to conduct wellbeing surveys over a period of three years using a Wellbeing Measurement Framework. This method uses a set of validated measures assessing children's emotional wellbeing, mental health issues, coping strategies and risk and resilience factors.
You will receive an analysis of responses from the research team at University College London, the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and the University of Manchester.
You will be able benchmark your progress against other schools and gain an informed view of the impact of areas such as gender or free school meals on wellbeing, for example. Find out more here.
