Resources for supporting children and young people’s mental health

• Every Mind Matters – ways to support children and young people’s mental health https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/childrens-mental-health/
• Place2Be - supporting your child with their mental health Mental health support for parents and carers – Place2Be
• Family Lives - support, advice and helpline for parentshttps://www.familylives.org.uk/
• Happy Maps – information, resources, and videoshttps://www.happymaps.co.uk/
• Action for Children – articles and access to a 1:1 chat onlineMental health and wellbeing - Support for Parents from Action For Children
• No Panic – information and activities to help those who suffer with panic attacksHome - NoPanic
• Beat eating disorders – information and resources for support with eating disorders https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
• Stem 4 Self Harm – Stem 4 has information and resources to support with various mental health difficulties. This specific link will take you to the self harm page.https://stem4.org.uk/self-harm/
• Mermaids – support for children and young people who are gender-diverse and their families https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/
• Kooth – free and confidential online chat with a counsellor, read or join in on discussion boards, start your own journal, access to magazine articles about mental health.https://www.kooth.com/
• Stem4 – Information about different mental health difficulties and things you can do to start feeling better.https://stem4.org.uk/
• Kidscape – support for children and young people that have experienced or are experiencing bullying Help With Bullying (kidscape.org.uk)
• Rise above – Tips, games and resources for gaining confidence, tackling anxiety and other general life stuff.https://riseabove.org.uk/topic/my-mind/
• The Proud Trusty - information and resources on LGBT+https://www.theproudtrust.org/
• Apps for children, young people and families:
• Think ninja – features strategies to help you manage your thoughts and feelings https://www.healios.org.uk/services/thinkninja1 Stem 4 apps - https://stem4.org.uk/
  • Calm Harm – a free app to help manage or resist the urge to self-harm
  • Clear Fear – a free app to help manage symptoms of anxiety
  • Move Mood – a free app to manage low mood and depression
  • Combined Minds – a free app to help families and friends provide mental health support

Text services:

• Young minds - free and confidential crisis text service. Text YM to 85258Get Urgent Help | Support If You're Struggling | YoungMinds