Wellbeing and mental health support for return to school
Anxiety
Bereavement and loss
Eating disorders
Handbooks
Mindfulness
Mental health
OCD
PHSE support
Resilience
Self-care
SEND
Staff wellbeing
Transition
Wellbeing
Yoga
Young people
Younger children
Anxiety
- Activities, exercises, videos, and podcasts for children and adults to manage stress Safe Hands Thinking
- Practical tips for dealing with anxiety Anxiety UK
- What to do if you're anxious about coronavirus Young Minds
Bereavement and loss
- Information for secondary schools Child Bereavement UK
- Managing a sudden death in the school community LGFL
- Support, advice and resources for young people Hope Again
- The Elephant’s Tea Party Child Bereavement UK
Eating disorders
Eating disorders and coronavirus Beat
Handbooks from Ealing mental health support team
- Primary school pupils and parents
- Primary school staff
- Secondary school pupils and parents
- Secondary school staff
Mental health
- Guidance on mental health during coronavirus NHS Every mind matters
- How to look after your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak Mental health foundation
- Mental wellbeing audioguides NHS
- Tools to help your mental health NHS Good Thinking
- Worksheets, mindfulness exercises, lesson plans and more PositivePsychology.com
Mindfulness
- Mindfulness Activity Pack Time to Change
- Mindfulness Calendar Mentally Healthy Schools
OCD
- How to manage anxiety and OCD during the pandemic (video) BBC
- OCD and coronavirus survival tips OCD UK
- Tips for coping with OCD during the coronavirus pandemic Young Minds
PSHE support
- Discussing coronavirus with children and young people PSHE Association
- Health improvement recovery curriculum Compass Hub and Ealing HIT
Resilience
- 5 resilience exercises for turbulent times PositivePsychology.com
- ABC model to help manage stress Education Support
- Resilience board game for children Mentally Healthy Schools
- The three secrets of resilient people TEDx Talks
Self care
- How to look after your self-care in these uncertain times British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Looking after each other and ourselves The Anna Freud Centre
- Self-care toolkit The Anna Freud Centre
SEND
- Supporting children who may be especially vulnerable Place2Be
- Top tips for transitioning back to school after lockdown BeyondAutism
- Transition Top Tips for Autistic Pupils in Primary Schools Barnet Autism Advisory Team
Staff wellbeing
- 10 steps towards school staff wellbeing The Anna Freud Centre
- Ealing staff wellbeing survey key findings Health improvement team
- Staff mental health calendar The School Bus
Transition
- 7 steps for supporting the transition back to school Health improvement team
- 7 steps for staff wellbeing during the return to school Health improvement team
- Advice for schools: Transition and back to school during COVID-19 Ealing Educational Psychology Service
- Back to school after lockdown: reintegration and youth mental health (webinars) Emerging Minds
- Managing the transition back to school: a guide for schools and colleges The Anna Freud Centre
- Returning to school infographics for parents and staff Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
Wellbeing
- Coronavirus and your wellbeing Mind
- Wellbeing action plan for young people Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
- Wellbeing activities for schools Place2Be
Yoga
- Breathing exercises, yoga videos and activities for children Childline UK
- Yoga videos for kids Cosmic Kids
Young people
- A guide to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of pupils and students during periods of disruption The Anna Freud Centre
- Advice and guidance to help you develop your confidence and skills Prince's Trust
- How parents can manage their teenager's mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak STEM4
- Mood journal Childline
- Talking to children about illness The British Psychological Society
Helplines for wellbeing and mental health
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CALM - If you identify as male, call the campaign against living miserably Open 5pm–midnight every day |
Call 0800 58 58 58 |
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Childline Phone calls won’t show up on your bill. Open 9am-midnight |
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Education support School staff can call 24/7 for help and advice. |
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| Helplines partnership, directory of UK helplines | www.helplines.org/helplines/ |
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Kooth - Free, safe and anonymous online support for young people. Open Monday - Friday, 12pm – 10pm, Saturday - Sunday 6 - 10pm |
www.kooth.com |
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Mind - Call, text or email for signposting to support in your area. |
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Muslim Youth Helpline |
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Papyrus - Under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings, or concerned about a young person who might be struggling. Open weekdays 10am-10pm, weekends and bank holidays 2-10pm |
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Samaritans - To talk about anything that is upsetting you Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year |
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SANEline - If you're experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else. Open 4.30pm–10.30pm every day |
Call 0300 304 7000 |
| Shout - In a crisis? Anxious? Worried? Stressed? | Text 'shout' for 24/7 text service support 85258 |
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Somali Helpline Advice, family support, counselling, information and signposting Open 4-9 pm Monday-Friday |
Call 0800 542 6855 |
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Switchboard - If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender you can call Switchboard. Phone operators all identify as LGBT+ Open 10am–10pm every day. |
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| The Mix For under 25s Open 2pm–11pm Sunday-Friday |
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Youth wellbeing directory |
https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/youth-wellbeing/find-a-service-near-you/ |
Apps about wellbeing and health
- Aura meditation app
- Calm meditation app
- Clear fear anxiety app for teenagers
- Daylio diary mood tracker app
- Elefriends (from Mind) mental health forum app
- Headspace meditation app
- Headspace for kids meditation app
- Silvercloud mental health tools app
- Stop, breathe and think meditation app
- The Worrinots app for children to manage anxiety
Podcasts
- Coronavirus, and helping children with autism The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Podcasts for your wellbeing Mental Health Foundation
