Activities and Learning Opportunities in a community setting
This section provides resources to support activities and learning opportunities in your setting.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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HeadStart session plans and resources
A selection of free, downloadable session plans to use when working with young people covering a variety of wellbeing topics.
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Internet Matters
A one-stop shop resource featuring guides and apps about internet safety.
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Live Well Kent: six ways to wellbeing
The Wheel of Wellbeing for physical and mental health including body, mind, spirit, people, place and planet.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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National Youth Agency
Guidance and resources from the National Body for Youth Work in England.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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Staying safe online
Practical strategies to best support all children and young people online, including those who identify as LGBT.
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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.
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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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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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The importance of using correct pronouns for gender identity
A short and informative PowerPoint presentation from the voices and experiences of young people in Kent, about the importance of understanding and using correct gender pronouns.
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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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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.
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Working with children and young people online
A comprehensive guide for staff and practitioners in working with children and young people around the topic of online safety.
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YoungMinds
Mental health advice, support, resources and training for young people, their families, schools and communities.