This section of the toolkit offers resources to support group consultations for children and young people. It includes three case studies describing the results of group consultations in different clinical settings. Group consultations present a completely new approach to consultations for children and young people. They involve one to one clinical consultations in a supportive […]
iMHARS – Islington Mental Health and Resilience in Schools Islington has developed a framework to support schools’ thinking in relation to mental health and resilience: iMHARS (Islington mental health and resilience in schools). www.islingtoncs.org/imhars iMHARS describes a whole-school approach to mental health and resilience. The iMHARS framework helps schools to understand the seven aspects (components) […]
Meeting the mental health needs of children and young people with autism spectrum disorder – a collaboration between health and education Mental health problems occur at far higher rates in young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and cause substantial impairment, impacting on both an individual’s and family’s quality of life (van Steensel et al, […]
Bromley Y has been commissioned by Public Health to provide a consultation service to all schools in Bromley and this has been taken up by the great majority in the Borough. Bromley Y is a long established local charity offering free therapeutic support to young people between the ages of 0 – 18 years. For […]
Anna Freud Centre – Supporting Staff Wellbeing As part of the Schools in Mind website, the Anna Freud Centre have developed a leaflet regarding looking after the wellbeing of school staff. The leaflet can be downloaded and printed from their website. It gives a range of advice and guidance for school leaders. Education Support Partnership […]
Time to change Time to Change offers a variety of campaign-style resources you can use to promote messages that can reduce stigma associated with mental health. The campaign aims to encourage more people to be open about our mental health and to start conversations with those who might need support. It offers a variety of […]
Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) NHS.uk has factual information on the identification and agreed symptoms associated with ADHD: The ADHD Foundation offers further information but also a range of courses and other resources available to children, parents and staff: Young Minds have produced a range of information and support materials for ADHD Council for […]
This section includes summaries of initiatives already underway in London to improve students’ mental health and wellbeing. Review the examples and see whether you think they may be suitable to implement locally.
This section of our toolkit includes parent and family-friendly resources. Here we have family friendly CAMHS information and contacts, information about our children and young people’s health app ‘NHSGo’, as well as links to more support you might need.
Welcome to our toolkit created to support London’s primary and community care providers in improving children and young people’s care. While it has been designed for London’s NHS staff, we think it will be of interest to all involved with caring for children and young people. It will continue to be updated. If you have […]