Support guide for children and young people

This support guide is for children and young people or for parents/carers who need some guidance on supporting dependents. It takes you through some of the most common concerns children and young people may have at the moment and suggests some easy ways they can 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.

Children and Young People Signposting Guide

I am having mood swings – I am irritable and cross and impatient – I have low moods 

If you or your young people are feeling this way, why don’t you try to meet physical needs to improve wellbeing?

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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 young people are feeling this way, we have some tips to meet needs to help your interaction with others.

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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 young people are feeling this way, why don’t you try to meet needs to help you to feel more safe and secure?

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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 anymore

If you or your young people are feeling this way, why don’t you try to meet needs to help you to feel as though you are achieving?

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