CAMHS resources

Here you will find information and resources on a range of mental health and wellbeing topics. These resources can help:

• You, if you are a young person wanting some advice or support with your mental health and wellbeing
• Parents, carers and families of children and young people who may need advice to help support a child or young person with their mental health and wellbeing
• Professionals including school staff, who want useful information about children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing to support you in your role. Every Mind Matters have created a suite of lesson plans covering everything from sleep to body image, and MindEd offers free e-learning sessions covering a range of topics including suicide and self-harm prevention.

• Understanding anger booklet – for parents, carers and those who work with children and young people

• Anxiety – a self help guide
• Distractions for anxiety – an activity booklet for children and young people
• Separation anxiety – an activity book for children and young people
• Separation anxiety – a guide for parents and carers
• Phobias and fears – guided self-help booklet for young people
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) – guided self-help booklet for young people
• ThinkNinja – Anxiety
• Deep breathing for anxiety – a podcast from Wakefield CAMHS:

• Managing grief – a quick guide for children and young people
• Managing loss and grief – an activity book for children and young people
• Managing loss and grief – a guide for parents and carers
• Supporting a friend through loss – a guide for children and young people (coronavirus reference)

• Supporting your child with health anxiety (poster)
• Supporting your child with health anxiety (leaflet)
• Managing separation anxiety after coronavirus – a quick guide for children and young people
• Managing separation anxiety after coronavirus – a quick guide for parents/carers
• Transitioning from lockdown to a ‘new normal’ – a guide for 11-14 year olds
• Transitioning from lockdown to a ‘new normal’ a guide for 14+ year olds
• Transitioning from lockdown to a ‘new normal’ – a guide for parents/carers
• School after lockdown – a guide for primary school students

You can also visit our coronavirus mental health and wellbeing pages for more information.

• Managing friendships and relationships – a guide for children
• Managing friendships and relationships – a guide for teenagers/young people

• Low mood – a self-help guide for children and young people
• Low mood daily planner
• ThinkNinja – low mood

• 28 day mindfulness challenge for the whole family

• Going back to school – a guide to help children and young people
• Supporting children with transition to high school – a guide for parents and carers
• Study tips – a handout for children and young people
• Top tips for managing exam stress – a leaflet for young people

We’ve also created some films that can be used in KS1, primary and secondary school assemblies…

KS1:

Primary:

Secondary:

• My self-care plan – primary school
• My self-care plan – secondary school
• Self-care activities from Anna Freud (National Centre for Children and Families)

• Sleep tips – for parents and carers
• Teen sleep – everything you need to know
• Teen sleep – everything you ever wanted to know film:

• Sweet Dreams audio play, podcasts (for children, families and school staff) and games
• The Sleep Charity (including the national sleep helpline, open Sunday to Thursday (7pm – 9pm)
  • The Sleep Charity – average sleep needs for children and teenagers (aged 12 months to 16 years)
  • The Sleep Charity – 10 tips for better sleep
  • The Sleep Charity – primary school lesson plan on sleep
  • The Sleep Charity – sleep inducing food
  • The Sleep Charity – the good night guide for children
  • The Sleep Charity – teen sleep tips
  • The Sleep Charity – how to create a calm bedroom
  • The Sleep Charity – bedtime routines
  • The Sleep Charity – sleep and diet

• Helpful vs. unhelpful responses worksheet – for children and young people
• Coping menu worksheet – for children and young people
• Cognitive distortions – a handout for children and young people
• Unhelpful thinking styles (part 1) – a podcast from Wakefield CAMHS:
• Unhelpful thinking styles (part 2) – a podcast from Wakefield CAMHS:
• Our friends at Barnsley CAMHS have also produced a film with information about things you can do to improve your mental health. This can be found on our Trust’s Facebook page.

Download the list of CAMHS-recommended apps and organisations that can help to support children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing.

Messages of hope from young people in Wakefield

Wakefield CAMHS have been out and about speaking to local children and young people about mental health and wellbeing.

We’ve collected hundreds of ‘messages of hope’ – these are messages from young people across the Wakefield district written to inspire, give hope and to let every young person in Wakefield know that they are not alone when it comes to mental health.

We want people to know that talking about your mental health is normal. 1 in 10 young people go through problems with their mental health.

Want to get involved and help us on our journey to making mental health talk the norm? Download our message of hope template. Complete this for yourself, a friend or somebody you know who may be struggling with their mental health and wellbeing. You can share these with us if you want. Tag us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @allofusinmind.

Page last updated on: 12^th December 2022