Support guides for children and young people

Our support guides for children and young people, or for parents/carers who need some guidance on supporting dependents, take you through some of the most common mental health concerns.

It also suggests some easy ways to meet emotional needs, with the help of support systems around them, to bring them back into wellbeing. If you feel you need further support for your wellbeing, there are many organisations local and national who can support you.

Download one of our support guides

Resources for supporting children and young people

We have a range of blogs focused on children’s mental health, and how to help them meet their Emotional Needs and support their wellbeing.

The topics we cover include:

• I am having mood swings – I am irritable and cross and impatient – I have low moods
  
  If you or your children are feeling this way, why don’t you try to meet physical needs to improve wellbeing?
• I am lonely – I feel like I’m not part of anything – I am needing lots of attention – I am doing things for a reaction
  If you or your children are feeling this way, we have some tips to meet needs to help your interaction with others.
• I am finding it hard to settle away from my grown ups – I find change difficult – I feel upset by other people’s actions – I feel unsettled, worried or anxious
  If you or your children are feeling this way, why don’t you try to meet needs to help you to feel more safe and secure?
• I feel I can’t do things – I feel like I have no motivation and low moods – No one listens to me – I don’t want to be here any more
  If you or your children are feeling this way, why don’t you try to meet needs to help you to feel as though you are achieving?