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Mental Wellbeing Team, QEST & Educational Psychology Service Collaboration

Kindness & Gratitude

This week is Mental Health Awareness week hosted by The Mental Health Foundation: the theme is Kindness.

As we are entering the eighth week since lockdown began, it’s a good time to reflect and think about all the kindness and gratitude we have witnessed so far.

We have seen first-hand our everyday heroes in the shape of key workers, and the country uniting to thank them for their continuous hard work.  We have seen children putting rainbows in their window, demonstrating solidarity. We have seen people offering support to those who can’t leave the house to get their essentials and purely selfless acts from the likes of Captain Tom raising money for the NHS.  Whilst we can’t, and won’t forget the sadness which Covid-19 has brought to many of our lives, we hope that when we look back at the unprecedented time we found ourselves in, we will remember the kindness that shone through and feel that sense of gratitude.

Wellbeing support and resources during school closure

If you’re worried about the impact of coronavirus on your mental health, or the mental health of a child or young person in your life, you are not alone. The COVID-19 pandemic is a new and uncertain time for all of us and will affect our mental health in different ways. While most of the attention has understandably been on physical health, it is more important than ever that we make sure to look after our mental health and the mental health of our loved ones.  Below I have included plenty of resources that hopefully will be helpful for those children still in schools, as well as to equip parents and carers with children at home

Mentally Healthy Schools

Supporting Wellbeing during the Coronavirus outbreaks

We don't know exactly how the coronavirus situation will affect children and young people's mental health but it’s likely to have an impact.

We want to do all we can to prevent this from happening, or to minimise it. That's why we are giving this clear, simple advice to all those who are supporting children and young people - including to young people themselves.

There is much that each one of us can do to support the wellbeing of those in our lives, including children and young people who may already be vulnerable or suffering from mental health difficulties.

Download pdfs of the advice for young people, parents and carers, families and for professionals working with children and young people.

You can also access our self-care resource and Urgent Help pages through On My Mind.

The British Psychological Society
Advice on talking to children about illness

Nosycrow
Coronavirus: a book for children

Stem4 resources
Tips for teens on self-isolating

Tips for parents on managing teens mental health
Managing anxiety poster
How to cope with cancelled exams

Mumologist
PDF workbook for children on why we need to stay at home