Supporting Children and Families with their Mental Health and Well-Being

Teaching children about keeping mentally healthy and taking positive steps to improve their well-being is an integral part of our PSHCE curriculum and our regular Relaxation and Regulation (R&R) sessions in school.  We believe that supporting families with mental health and well-being is equally as important – please use these resources below for you and your family and please also do not hesitate to contact a member of school staff if you need more support with this.

Community Resources

There are many community resources and service available to support families or individuals with their mental health and well-being.  This online guide provides information such as tips for well-being, a directory of services available and help and support available.

Online Resources

Qwell is a free anonymous tool which offers a range of mental health and well-being support to adults.

Kooth is an online mental well-being community for adults from 18-25.

The Anna Freud Online Centre is an excellent resource for parents and carers with a wealth of information to support children and families experiencing poor mental health or well-being.  We use lots of these school resources for our lessons at school too!  This parent and carer guide is particularly useful.

Young Minds is a fantastic charity working hard to support children experiencing poor mental health – their parent section is full of useful tips and resources to support families.

Books and Key Texts

We know the power of using books and stories to approach and discuss difficult topics with children – below is a collection of booklists for you to use when discussing these issues with your children and family

CELEBRATING DIFFERENCE AND DIVERSITY 

EMOTIONAL LITERACY 

CHALLENGING GENDER NORMS AND STEREOTYPES 

RELATIONSHIPS AND DIFFERENT FAMILIES 

https://www.stonewall.org.uk/system/files/primary_book_list_final.pdf 

https://www.popnolly.com/books 

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/15355.LGBTQ_Children_s_Literature 

BOOKS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH BEREAVEMENT 

https://www.cruse.org.uk/about-cruse/publications/recommended-books/books-for-children 

BOOKS TO SUPPORT PUPILS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/85300.Picture_Books_About_Mental_Health 

https://www.tes.com/news/15-books-support-childrens-mental-health 

http://www.build-happy.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Buildhappy-Book-list-to-support-and-explore-mental-health-and-wellbeing-in-children_branded.pdf 

BOOKS TO SUPPORT THE TEACHING OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION 

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/diversity-and-inclusion 

https://www.romper.com/p/11-childrens-books-that-teach-inclusion-9541 

https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2018/03/picture-books-promote-diversity-inclusion.html 

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/14211.Best_Children_s_Books_with_Disability_Accessibility_Themes 

https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/oct/13/50-best-culturally-diverse-childrens-books 

 BOOKS TO SUPPORT THE TEACHING OF RACE AND RACISM

https://www.self.com/gallery/childrens-books-on-race

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/55433966-wish-we-knew-what-to-say

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45730968-this-book-is-anti-racist?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=AFAf8DtxgY&rank=1