Published on: 7th February 2023
This year Children’s Mental Health Week runs from 6 – 12 February and the theme chosen by Place2Be is ‘let’s connect’.
Building healthy connections - with family, friends and others – can support our mental health and wellbeing. And when we don’t work on these connections we can sometimes feel isolated and lonely, which can have a negative impact on our mental health.
So the focus of this week is to encourage people to connect with others in healthy, rewarding, and meaningful ways.
Our child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)
Our young people’s mental health support teams are busy out in local schools and colleges this week to talk to students about mental health and how to support themselves and others.
Students said they found sessions engaging and enjoyed practicing some cognitive behavioural therapy techniques, which can help with overcoming anxiety and low mood.
Matt from our young people’s mental health support service in Rochdale has shared this advice on connecting with others.
Visit our CAMHS webpages to find out more about the services in your local area.
Place2Be resources
Place2Be have put lots of advice and video activities on their website for young people and families:
- Primary school age
- Secondary school age
- Families
- Age 4 to 7 video activity (led by CBBC’s Art Ninja)
- Age 7 to 11 video activity
- Age 11 to 14 video activity
- Age 14 to 8 video activity (led by Dr Alex George)
Kooth
Kooth is a free website for young people, with articles, discussion boards and a live chat to get advice on a range of topics covering mental health, wellbeing and more: www.kooth.com/