Supporting Mental Health and wellbeing.

 Covid-19 specific children and young people’s wellbeing and mental health support For young people who feel particularly overwhelmed and troubled by Covid-19, these resources are helpful ways to manage anxiety around the pandemic, with helpful tools on homeschooling and self-care during lockdown.

• https://onlinementalhealthtraining.co.uk/invited/A downloadable guide from the Children’s Commissioner  for children and young people about the coronavirus, including proactive advice to support mental wellbeing.
• The Every Mind Matters website aims to support everyone, including children and young people, to feel more confident in taking action to look after their mental health and wellbeing by promoting a range of self-care actions. It has been adapted to include advice and support about mental health issues that may have arisen because of the pandemic.
• The Young Minds website – provides online information on COVID-19 and mental health support to children and young people.
• Public Health England advice for parents and carers on looking after the mental health and wellbeing of children or young people during the Covid-19 outbreak.
• Online wellbeing resources for home education - a list of mental wellbeing resources designed to provide guidance on how to support the wellbeing of children and young people being educated remotely.
• Mentally Healthy Schools: a range of free coronavirus and mental health toolkits with useful resources and guidance to support school staff, parents and carers through the challenges they face as a result of the pandemic. This includes:
• Anna Freud: top tips to help families work together and support one another during the coronavirus outbreak.
• Barnardo’s See, hear, respond hub: information for parents and carers to help with some of the challenges the pandemic has presented.
• CAHMS online resources and guides for a wide variety of resources covering a broad range of issues