Trauma
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Depression
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Anxiety
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Self Harm
Browse our latest content on understanding self-harm in children, or start with our guide for a step-by-step approach.
Eating Disorders
Browse our latest content on disordered eating, or start with our guide for a step-by-step approach.
PTSD
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Guide: Guide to self-harm in children
A road map to help you navigate supporting a child or a pupil who is self-harming. Use this to find our most useful content.
Guide: Guide to eating disorders
A roadmap to help you understand why a child might struggle with eating. Use this to find our most useful content.
Guide: OCD Guide
A road map to help you navigate supporting a child or a pupil with OCD. Use this to find our most useful content.
Guide: Guide to anxiety
A road map to help you understand anxiety in children: how it manifests, why it appears, and what you can do to help. Use this to find our most useful…
Guide: Guide to Trauma
A road map to help you understand how a traumatic event might affect your children or pupils and what you can do to support them. Use this to find our…
Guide: Guide to PTSD
A road map to help you navigate, understand and support a child or a pupil with PTSD. Use this to find our most useful content.
Guide: Depression Guide
A road map to help you navigate supporting a child or a pupil who might be depressed. Use this to find our most useful content.
Article: How to talk to your child about mental health
By creating an open, ongoing dialogue, we can encourage children to develop a healthy and informed view of mental health.
Factsheet: School Anxiety: Practical Strategies for Parents
Here are some suggestions for parents if children are struggling to go to school, feeling anxious in the lead-up to returning after holidays, or worried…
Video: Children's voices about coronavirus
Made during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, this film remains relevant today because children's anxiety about global events like pandemics or wars, and…
Article: Managing children's anxiety about coronavirus
This article was posted at the height of the Covid pandemic but still has useful tips for helping children cope with the anxiety that global health events…
Factsheet: ARFID Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
ARFID is a restrictive feeding and eating disorder, involving avoiding certain foods, restricting overall intake, or both, leading to nutritional or psychosocial…
Article: Fine at school, falling apart at home: autism, masking and PDA
On one side, a child who appears calm and compliant. On the other, the pressure of a day spent hiding how much they are struggling — a pressure that can,…
Factsheet: What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)?
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an anxiety-related mental health condition in which a child or adult becomes preoccupied with one or more perceived flaws…
Factsheet: Self-Harm: Facts, Signs and Support
Designed for adults supporting young people, this guide explains self-harm behaviours, risk factors, referral pathways, and everyday strategies to reduce…