Resources
Explore our library of videos, guides, activities and information for schools, colleges, parents, young people and professionals.
What does it mean to have a parent with a mental illness?
Videos/Info: For young people who have a parent with a mental illness and want to find out more about it.
What causes mental illness?
Info: Did you know mental illness usually happens as a result of a combination of different things, rather than just one single cause?
School Behaviour Secrets podcast
Our Time's Development Director Helena Kulikowska discusses children who have a parent with a mental illness on Beacon School Support's podcast 'School Behaviour Secrets'.
Will I inherit my parent’s mental illness?
Info: Most children and young people worry that they may develop or ‘catch’ the same illness as their ill parent - but you cannot catch a mental illness from anyone.
Dealing with negative views about mental illness
Videos/Info: Guidance for young people from young carers and professionals on how to deal with negative opinions around mental illness.
Mental health awareness activity pack
Activity pack: Activities on the theme ‘connecting with nature’, helping you to be mindful of your mental health and protecting it by looking to nature for ideas.
The Perfect Ice Cream
Video: This animation explores family mental health difficulties in a sensitive way, helping young people to understand it’s not as uncommon as they may think.
Tips for going back to school after lockdown
Dr Shreena Ghelani, has written an article on what parents need to know to get their kids ready to return to school.
Drama guide from The Lowry theatre
This accessible guide from The Lowry theatre group outlines a six-week scheme of work for teachers and youth workers, exploring basic approaches to drama.
Black African & Caribbean: Resources and materials for clinicians
Resource pack: Compiled by South London and Maudsley NHS Trust for working with minority ethnic groups in mental health care.
