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Barnardos doodle for children to complete on returning to school

CAMHS summary of resources for professionals, parents and carers and children and young people.

Children’s mental health campaign have resources for parents and children to support mental health, emotional well-being and awareness of coronavirus.

Communication Friendly Environments  website has blogs and tools (for example social stories) that are communication friendly. Includes topics such as social distancing and wearing masks.

Book about the coronavirus.  This story book is also available in many different languages from Mindheart.

Cosmic Kids Yoga - yoga, mindfulness and relaxation for kids aged 3+.

Every Mind Matters

NHS approved information on mental health and self-care for young people. 

Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership  has a range of resources on how to talk about Coronavirus and bereavement.  See the dedicated area on their mental health and wellbeing hub.

Headspace App - a guide to daily mindfulness activities.

The Health for Teens website delivers interactive messages and advice, covering a range of topical subjects, such as Coronavirus and online gaming that promote health and wellbeing and help young people to make the right choices.

Planning Activity  about your hopes when returning to school.

MIND resources for young people

• What to do if you are anxious about coronavirus 
  
  
• Looking after your mental health while self isolating

The National Autistic Society (NAS)  has compiled a range of information and resources to help those with autism and other communication difficulties during the pandemic.

NHS Self-Care Kit explores how you can manage your feelings and worries, and ways to relax.

NSW education department resources for return to school include:

• Daisy’s first day: a children’s book about Daisy the koala on her first day at primary school
  
  
• A special place: a children’s book showing what it is like to go to school.

A free e-book for young children to help managing worries and anxieties surrounding coronavirus and any changes it has brought to their lives.

Place2Be is a children’s mental health charity that provides counselling and mental health support and training in UK schools. They have a dedicated area on their site with information on COVID-19.

Reachout ASC  is a centre of excellence for supporting pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC). The website offers resources on lockdown and COVID-19, mental wellbeing, social stories and visuals.

Resources to support you with anxiety, worry, stress, and fears; including specific Covid-19 information

Free videos, worksheets, tips, tools, podcasts, and resources.

See, Hear, Respond Partnership.  Barnardos have set up the See, Hear, Respond Partnership to quickly identify and support children, young people and families who are struggling to cope with the impacts of coronavirus.

Stars Website has a range of social stories, symbols, worry plans, transition guidance for schools and transition booklets for young people to complete.

A free workbook for young people aged 11-19 years old.  It looks at

• Picturing mental health - what good mental health looks like for you.
• Lockdown life - things you are coping well with and areas you may want to work on.
• Ten tips for coping with change.
• The emotional wellbeing spectrum
• Young people in isolation worksheet - stress triggers for me and things that may improve my emotional wellbeing.
• Ten tips for sleeping better.
• Stress triggers, understanding stress and tips for coping with stress.
• Understanding thoughts, feelings and actions and how you respond to different challenges.
• Things that make you happy.
• Helping hand - people you could call on for support with anxiety and stress.
• Postcard to my future self.
• Useful contacts.

A coronavirus social story which looks at social distancing and why we are unable to visit our favourite places.

Think Resilient- What Can I Control is a 20-minute activity,  It helps you to identify ways to look positively at challenges and minimise the negative effects of them.

Take a moment to try this breathing exercise if you feel overwhelmed.

• Breath in for 4 seconds.
  
  
• Hold your breath for 4 seconds.
  
  
•  Breath out for 4 seconds.
  
  
• Hold your breath for 4 seconds.
  
  

Take 2 normal breaths and then start again.

A printable copy of the worksheet is available in our download section.

The worksheet was developed by Eliza Brabbins, CAMHS Youth Worker, MPFT. 

When you find yourself feeling overwhelmed try doing this exercise to help distract and calm your mind.

5.  List five things you can see.

4.  List four things you can feel.

3.  List three things you can hear.

2.  List two things you can smell.

1.  List one thing you can taste.

A printable copy of the worksheet is available in our download section.

The worksheet was developed by Eliza Brabbins, CAMHS Youth Worker, MPFT. 

Take the next 10 minutes to write out everything this bothering you.

Include your thoughts, fears, feelings and frustrations.

Then ask yourself

"What can I control in this situation?"

"What things do I have the power to change?


"What can't I control in this situation?"

"What things do I need to let go of?"

"What positive activities can I do to take my mind of them?"


A printable copy of the worksheet is available in our download section.

The worksheet was developed by Eliza Brabbins, CAMHS Youth Worker, MPFT. 

Write down all the ways you can help yourself when you're having a hard time.

Make sure you inlucde things that relax you or make you laugh, as well as activities you enjoy and things that make you feel happy.

Then set yourself a challenge to do at least two of these activities by the end of the day.

A printable copy of the worksheet is available in our download section.

The worksheet was developed by Eliza Brabbins, CAMHS Youth Worker, MPFT.