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#DontDoItAlone Campaign
Kooth's #DontDoItAlone campaign including resources and a video with famous faces, to encourage young people to reach out when they are struggling.
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Activities and Resources for Working with Young People
Here you will find a variety of resources, activities and games to use with young people covering plenty of topics including self-care, mindfulness and mental health.
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Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
Evidence-based presentations and training for schools,youth settings and families, as well as a variety of resources on mental health and wellbeing.
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Cyber-bullying Video
This TEDxTeen Talk video features Trisha Prabhu, a 14-year-old student confronting cyberbullying and can be a useful tool to explore issues around cyberbullying and mental health with groups of young people.
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Disrespect NoBody: teaching resources
Discussion guides and session plans to support the Government’s Disrespect NoBody campaign aimed at preventing abuse in teenage relationships.
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Domestic abuse support
Information, advice and support for victims of domestic abuse, friends and family and perpetrators.
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Early Help and Preventative Services
Early Help and Preventative Services offer a wide range of support services to children, young people and families across different levels of need including intensive, targeted and additional support.
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Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health: Kent Services Resource
A breakdown of emotional wellbeing and mental health services available in Kent for individual children and young people, groups or whole schools/settings.
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Exclusion from Education: Turning Things Around
Alongside parents and carers The Anna Freud Centre have created the ‘Turning Things Around’ resource to capture the lived experience of families who have faced exclusion, with the hope that it may support other parents and carers through what can be a challenging process.
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Grant opportunities for training, employment and education
Development awards are cash grants to help overcome financial barriers to training, education and employment for those aged 16-30.
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Hope Again – Bereavement Support for Young People
Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Support. It is a safe place where young people can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone. Here you will find information about our services, a listening ear from other young people and advice for any young person dealing with the loss of a loved one.
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Information for families on Autism and ADHD in children: a support handbook and films
This handbook is for Kent families who would like to know more about Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children.
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Internet Matters
A one-stop shop resource featuring guides and apps about internet safety.
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Kooth.com online support and counselling
Free online support and counselling for young people in Kent.
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LGBTQI Mental Health Booklet
A downloadable resource to support the mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex young people.
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MindEd: Mindfulness session
This mindfulness session from MindEd aims to give an overview and define what mindfulness is. It looks at the evidence base for it and provides information on further resources and support.
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Parent and Carer Voice
A monthly, virtual group for parents and carers of children and young people who have experience of mental health and wellbeing services in Kent.
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Peer Mentoring Toolkit
Free Toolkit for schools and communities to develop Peer Mentoring within their setting including guidance and resources. Suitable for ages 8 - 18.
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Princes Trust Development Awards
The Princes Trust Development Awards can cover up to £160 to help young people, aged 16 to 30, achieve their goals and move into education, training or employment.
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PSHE Association: Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing lesson plans
PSHE Association lesson plans and resources for teaching about mental health and emotional wellbeing from Key Stage 1 – 4.
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Pupils’ Voice Guidance Pack
Pupil voice and participation guidance pack.
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Safe space guidance
Guidance on developing safe spaces for young people in school and community settings.
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Session plans for working with young people
Here staff can find a variety of session plans and accompanying resources when working with young people. Topics include self-care, online safety, exam stress, mental health and wellbeing and many more!
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Talents and Interests grant for young people
Up to £300 per young person and £1000 for groups is available to support young people with their hobbies, talents or interests.
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Talking to children and young people about conflict and war
A collection of resources, tips and tools to support adults navigate conversations with children and young people around war, conflict and distressing news stories.
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The Children’s Society: Five Ways to Wellbeing Postcards
The Children's Society have developed five cards with simple ways to wellbeing ideas, developed through research with children. They are free to download and can help pupils to take part in simple activities beneficial to their wellbeing.
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The Diana Award: Anti-Bullying Campaign
Information, resources and peer training opportunities for young people to tackle bullying in school, communities and online.
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Traumatic Bereavement: Free Evidence Based Resources
These resources will give school staff and practitioners the knowledge and tools they need to identify, help and support children and young people experiencing a traumatic bereavement.
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UK Trauma Council: Childhood Trauma and the Brain
A general introduction to what happens in the brain after children face traumatic experiences in childhood, like abuse and neglect.
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Young Minds: Recognising and Supporting OCD
Having the same distressing thoughts and urges again and again can be a symptom of obsessive compulsive disorder. Find out more about OCD and what to do if you're affected by it.
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Young people’s voice top tips
A one-page flyer to give brief overview of what student voice is and how to create, develop and maintain it.
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