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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.
Top five lockdown activities for young people and families
Activity pack: We've compiled a selection of our favourite lockdown activities and games that can be done by young people at home or at school.
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.
The ‘Who Cares?’ programme
Our school programme provides guidance and training for primary and secondary school staff, to raise awareness of parental mental illness and support those affected by it.
Explaining mental illness to under-11s
Video: This fantastic animation helps to get a conversation started with a child about what mental illness is.
What are adverse childhood experiences?
An overview of what adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are, and why they have become an important public issue.
When a parent has a mental illness
Video: Chineye talks about her experiences growing up as a young carer and meets Dr Cooklin to get some explanations about what happens when someone has a mental illness.
