Activities and Learning Opportunities in a community setting

#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.

Anna Freud Centre: Call to Close the Gap in Children’s Mental Health Care

The report spotlights six areas of children's lives in which more collective action is needed, but where some pioneering advances are being made in North West England.

Anti-Bullying Detox Booklet – Created by KYCC

The main focus of this booklet is to create awareness of the different roles in the bullying process, as well as giving young people the opportunity to participate in different activities and gain more information about bullying.

Anti-bullying Training Booklet – Created by KYCC

This session will give you the basic knowledge on how to support someone if they are being bullied.

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.

Disrespect NoBody: teaching resources

Discussion guides and session plans to support the Government’s Disrespect NoBody campaign aimed at preventing abuse in teenage relationships.

Good Mental Health Matters resources

Good Mental Health Matters resources are now available to download at home by you and your children. The resources include videos, activities and information for primary and secondary school age children.

Internet Matters

A one-stop shop resource featuring guides and apps about internet safety.

Live Well Kent: six ways to wellbeing

The Wheel of Wellbeing for physical and mental health including body, mind, spirit, people, place and planet.

MindEd Hub

The MindEd hub is for you if you volunteer, work or are studying to work with infants, children, teenagers or adults. MindEd has e-learning applicable across the health, social care, education, criminal justice and community settings; from beginner through to specialist.

MindEd: Anxiety Disorders session

This PowerPoint session created by MindEd and ACAMH is aimed at more experienced/specialist users and aims to provide learners with a greater understanding of how common anxiety disorders present in children and young people, and how to assess and treat them.

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.

NASEN: helping everyone achieve

NASEN (National Association for Special Educational Needs) is a charitable membership organisation that supports all education practitioners with Continuing Professional Development and Learning, resources, advice, information and much more.

National Autistic Society

The National Autistic Society help the 700,000 Autistic people in the UK and their families. Since 1962, they have been providing support, guidance and advice, as well as campaigning for improved rights, services and opportunities to help create a society that works for Autistic people.

National Youth Agency

Guidance and resources from the National Body for Youth Work in England.

NCB – Learning from HeadStart Partnerships

Collating key learning and best practice from across the six HeadStart partnerships - united in their focus on improving resilience, preventing emerging mental health problems and reducing the need for specialist services.

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.

Resilience Tool for Online Behaviour from HeadStart Kernow

The Online Resilience Tool is a practical way to assess young people's online behaviour and help you make a decision about whether that behaviour represents risk of harm.

Spark UK – Resources and Educational Tools to support Mental Health for all ages

relatable, easy-to-use and educational resources for all ages to support mental health. From lesson plans to videos to assemblies, we have a wide range of resources suitable for everyone.

Stress on the brain

'Stress on the Brain' is a video made by a group of students from New River College (Islington), working with SoapBox Youth Centre. They talk about stress, trauma, the effect on your brain and give tips to help stay calm in stressful situations.

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.

The Diana Award: Anti-Bullying Campaign

Information, resources and peer training opportunities for young people to tackle bullying in school, communities and online.

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.

We all have mental health – Animation and toolkit

An animation and accompanying teacher toolkit aimed at Key stage 3 secondary school pupils (Years 7-9), about how we all have mental health. Developed by the Anna Freud Centre, in collaboration with young people, teachers and mental health experts.

YoungMinds

Mental health advice, support, resources and training for young people, their families, schools and communities.