Anger management
Anxiety
Bereavement and loss
Bloom: Free mental health resilience workshops
Body image
Gender stereotyping
Handbooks from Ealing mental health support team
Healthy relationships
Kooth mental health
Mental health toolkit
Mental health awareness and anti-stigma
Mindfulness
Policy writing
Parents
Resilience
Self care
Self esteem
Self harm
Staff wellbeing
Stress and anxiety
Wellbeing
Yoga
Helplines for wellbeing and mental health
Apps about wellbeing and health
Podcasts for wellbeing
Key dates and resources
Anger management
- Printable behaviour charts for anger management ‘why do I get angry?’ and calm down strategies for children
- Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think a free online story for children with strategies for cooling down
Anxiety
- Activities, exercises, videos, and podcasts for children and adults to manage stress Safe Hands Thinking
- Practical tips for dealing with anxiety Anxiety UK
Bereavement and loss
- Hope Again support, advice and resources for young people
- Information for secondary schools supporting a bereaved student, supporting a family, developing a bereavement policy and managing bereavement
- Managing a sudden death in the school community LGFL guidance for schools with videos, support packs and assemblies
- The Elephant’s Tea Party fun resources for primary schools to explore death and grief in an age-appropriate way
- Bereavement training - face to face and online courses
- Grief Encounter - our mission is to give every child and young person access to the best possible support following the death of someone close.
Bloom: Free mental health resilience workshops
Free mental health resilience workshops for students and training for staff available in Ealing
National charity partnership Mental Health UK are offering free workshops for students and fully funded training for teachers in Bloom, their mental resilience training programme for 14-18 year olds.
Designed in close consultation with young people and teachers, Bloom offers a legacy by empowering teachers to continue delivering the programme into the future. So far, 3,000 teachers have been trained across the UK and 200,000 young people have been supported through the programme.
Training options include Elearning modules and Zoom training via Bloom on Clic and half day face to face training in schools. Participating teachers receive a CPD certificate and all resources for the programme.
Bloom also offers one-off student workshops on a range of topics and an 8 week face to face programme of co-delivery, in which Mental Health UK trainers train staff then work with them to jointly deliver weekly workshops to students. All are fully funded and thus free to participating schools. For more information, please get in touch at the email below.
- Website: www.mentalhealth-uk.org/bloom
- Contact email: Sayeda.begum@mentalhealth-uk.org
- Bloom flyer
Body image
- Dove Confident Me workshops for schools five sessions addressing unrealistic appearance ideals, the impact of social media, celebrity culture and advertising, how to reduce appearance-focused conversations and comparisons, body activism and positive behaviour change
- Ofsted good practice a detailed whole school action plan for promoting positive body image at Oak Cottage Primary School.
Gender stereotyping
- Let Toys Be Toys how to challenge gender stereotypes, lesson plans, help for parents and much more
- Lifting Limits information, resources for families, gender detective activities and book lists
Handbooks from Ealing mental health support team
- Primary school pupils and parents
- Primary school staff
- Secondary school pupils and parents
- Secondary school staff
- Improving school attendance and wellbeing
Healthy relationships
- Saying no poster an easy system for children on how to say no
- The Expect Respect Educational Toolkit one core lesson for year groups reception-year 13, based on effective themes for tackling domestic abuse
Mental health toolkit
The mental health toolkit has been designed by the health improvement team in response to the school wellbeing survey carried out in 2016.
It is a guide for mental health leads in schools to help them develop a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing. The toolkit provides an easy to follow seven step process which includes practice examples, resources and measuring tools to help schools address and promote mental health across the whole school community.
Before using the toolkit, please register your mental health lead by contacting Stacey.
Mental health toolkit (pdf)
Mental health awareness and anti- stigma
- Time to Change an anti-stigma campaign with resources for schools (assemblies, activities and posters) young people, and parents
- Mental wellbeing audioguides NHS
- Tools to help your mental health NHS Good Thinking
- Worksheets, mindfulness exercises, lesson plans and more PositivePsychology.com
Mindfulness
- Mindfulness in Schools Project (MISP) offers an 8-week mindfulness course for school staff and the Paws b mindfulness curriculum. Visit their website for free taster session
- Mindful Schools offers a wide range of training and a free online mindfulness class for kids
- A free app & website with programmes for adults, young people and the classroom Smiling Mind
- Mindfulness Activity Pack Time to Change
- Mindfulness Calendar Mentally Healthy Schools
Policy writing
- How to write a mental health policy guidance from The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
- Little Hill School Leicester mental health policy an example for schools to use or adapt
Parents
- Having conversations with parents and carers about mental health an introductory guide for schools from Young Minds
Resilience
- The Resilience Framework specific approaches for building resilience in children and young people
- The Resilient Classroom a resource pack for tutor groups and pastoral school staff, practical activities for pupils to develop 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 Centr
Self-esteem
- Building self-esteem a lesson plan for key stage 3, free to download from Tes
- #MySenseOfSelf lesson plans and resources for key stages 3 and 4 on social media, celebrating difference, and developing self-esteem
Self-harm
- Self-harm in schools guidance from the Anna Freud Centre on what you should do if one of your pupils is using self-harm to cope
Staff wellbeing
- 10 steps towards school staff wellbeing The Anna Freud Centre
- Ealing staff wellbeing survey key findings 2021 Health improvement team
- Ealing staff wellbeing survey key findings 2020 Health improvement team
- Staff mental health calendar The School Bus
Stress and anxiety
- Caring for the wellbeing of teachers and school staff what are the causes of stress for teachers and how to support wellbeing
- Helping children and young people to manage anxiety a practical guide for schools from the Anna Freud Centre
Wellbeing
- 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
Helplines for wellbeing and mental health
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Boloh For Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic child, young person, parent or carer, affected by Covid-19? Speak about your worries, problems and stresses. We provide emotional support, practical advice and help. Open 1-8 pm Monday-Friday |
Call 0800 1512605 Webchat: Boloh - the Black and Asian family Covid-19 Helpline | BAME Helpline (barnardos.org.uk) |
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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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Speak CAMHS - For children and young people, parents and carers or professionals who are concerned about a child’s mental health. Open 8am – 11pm Monday to Friday, 12pm – 8pm weekends and bank holidays. |
Call 0800 328 4444 and choose Option 2 for CAMHS. Find out more: https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk/our-services/child-and-adolescent/camhs/how-we-help/camhs-helpline |
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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
Key dates and resources
- 10 September, World Suicide Prevention Day
- 10 October, World Mental Health Day
- 13 November, World Kindness Day
- 14-18 November, Anti-Bullying Week
- 6-12 February, Children’s Mental Health Week
- 6 February, Time to Talk Day
- March, Eating Disorders Awareness Week
- March, International Day of Happiness
- May, Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
- May, Mental Health Awareness Week
Contact
Any questions? Please get in touch with with Liz at AinsworthL@ealing.gov.uk