Well-being and Mental Health
Mental Health Support Team
Our Mental Health Support Team have created a series of bitesize, introductory videos around understanding and supporting children’s mental health and emotional well-being. These videos are aimed at young people and their grown ups and are best watched together to promote conversations around mental health. If support is required for a child or young person, then please speak to your Emotional Well-being Lead in school, Mrs Garfitt.
This video is an introduction to Mental Health for KS1 children (age 5-7)
https://nhcft.uk/videos/What%20is%20mental%20health%20-%20Primary%20KS1%20(Alice).mp4.
This video is an introduction to Mental Health for KS2 children (aged 7-11)
https://nhcft.uk/videos/What%20is%20mental%20health%20-%20Primary%20KS2%20(Alice).mp4.
Other Resources
Resources to support well-being can also be found at the following links:
- Carers U.K. caring & contingency planning: https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/health/looking-after-your-health
- Calm Jars: https://lemonlimeadventures.com/lego-calm-down-jar/
- Kooth, online anonymous metal health support: https://www.kooth.com/
- Young Minds blog and other services: https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/
- Headspace, mindfulness: https://www.headspace.com/
- Rethink, online Coronavirus Hub: https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/covid-19-support/
- Apps: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/apps-to-help-with-mental-health
- Personalised digital self-management tools and human support: https://braininhand.co.uk/
- British Psychological Society guidance on supporting care-experienced children and young people through the Coronavirus crisis and its aftermath: https://www.bps.org.uk/coronavirus-resources/public/supporting-care-experienced-children
- Understood: https://www.understood.org/social-emotional-activities-for-children
- Happy-self Journal: https://happyselfjournal.com/
- Guide for Parents and Grandparents
