NHS England Health Literacy Schools Toolkit: Mental Health

Monthly calendars full of practical ideas to help create a happier kinder world.

Comprehensive resources and research from the Anna Freud Centre For Children and Families.

This leaflet is broken down into 4 age categories and contains advice about how to speak to children about illness, how they might react and how adults can help.

This is an American guide created by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control). It contains loads of useful information but some of the links out are to American helplines.

3 minute clip from BBC's All in the Mind podcast.

A collection of quality assured mental health resources, information and advice for schools and education settings.

Information on a range of topics including: types of mental health problems and where to get help in your local area.

Clear, practical advice from the NHS on practical ideas for improving mental wellbeing.

Advice to help your children get better quality sleep.

Advice from the NHS to help your teenager get better quality sleep.

Advice from the NHS on recognizing the signs of anxiety and helping your child deal with anxiety

Very simple breathing exercise to reduce anxiety, panic attacks and stress.

Advice from the NHS on looking after your mental health.

Short audio guides led by an NHS doctor to help you deal with different aspects of mental health. All audio guides are subtitled.

Advice from the NHS on tiredness and advice on improving your sleep

Charity that provides support for parents, carers, professionals and anyone who is supporting a child following bereavement.

A charity offering advice on how to find support for any concerns about your child’s mental health

Advice to help support children who may be experiencing depression, anxiety, suicidal feelings or self-harm.

A reading list which includes short reviews. Books for KS1 and KS2.

Reading list with short reviews written by teachers and school librarians. Some books also suitable for KS1.

This list has been curated by lovereading4kids in January 2022, with books which will help children of all ages identify their feelings.

An interview with former Children's Laureate, Anne Fine and a list of her recommended books to help children cope with the feelings of grief.

Book suggestions from a network of teachers and librarians to help primary school children talk about bereavement and loss.

A list of book recommendations for Emotional Literacy Support Assistants working in primary schools

Book suggestions suitable for primary school children, from a network of librarians and teachers.

The founder of Empathy Lab, Miranda McKearney, has explained that childrens' ability to develop social skills has been hampered by the pandemic, which has denied them opportunities to interact with others. The 2022 Read for Empathy collection comprises 60 diverse, empathy-rich books to help build empathetic understanding in children from 4-16 years or age.

Feature from patient.info, reviewed by Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE, with advice about what to do if you get the urge to self-harm

Advice on all types of eating disorders from patient.info, reviewed by Dr Sarah Jarvis.

Practical advice on preparing for exams in order to manage stress. Suitable for GCSE and sixth form students.