Children's Mental Health Week
Join us from the 5-11 February as we celebrate Children's Mental Health Week '24!
Why do we celebrate Children's Mental Health Week?
"It's a fantastic awareness week to mark as a mental health charity. It's about empowering children and young people to have a voice! The week aims to raise awareness about children’s mental health and wellbeing, and to encourage conversations about mental health. Everyone can take part in #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, including schools, children, parents, and carers."
Lauren McAteer (Marketing Lead, Lancashire Mind)
Launched in 2015 by children's mental health charity Place2Be. It's celebrated annually from February 5th to February 11th.
The theme for this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is “My Voice Matters".
Early Intervention is Key
Lancashire Mind are committed to investing in children and young people's mental health and wellbeing services.
We believe early prevention is key to supporting young people with their mental health, equipping them with resilience building skills and coping strategies to cope with times get tough. We do this through our work with schools and the community through programmes such as Bounce Forward.
#MyVoiceMatters!
"It is vital that we work with the young people of Lancashire to ensure their voices are heard; that their views and opinions are intertwined and weaved throughout our services and that we work with young people to coproduce our programmes, giving them that empowerment to have a sense of ownership for their own mental health, as well as supporting others. The young people of Lancashire are our experts and help to guide us with the support we offer."
(Hannah Holden, Children & Young People's Project Lead - Lancashire Mind)
Free School Lesson Activity
Join James for our 'Think Good, Feel Good!' virtual lesson.
Thank you for joining us for #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek! We're excited to share our virtual session with you and your class, or child at home. 😍
What you will need for our activity:
- Each pupil/child needs a blank piece of A4 or A3 paper, a pencil and some felt tips or pencil crayons.
- Play some music of your choice.
- Whilst listening to the music draw squiggles all over the paper (try not to take your pencil off the paper). Try doing some with your eyes closed and some with your eyes open.
- After a couple of minutes, stop the music.
- Colour in the different sections of your design and write on things that help you express yourself and make you feel good.
Download our extra activity sheet below - James' Feel Good Checklist 👇
James' Feel Good Checklist
COULD SUNNY BE VISITING YOUR SCHOOL!
Enter our colouring competition from your school and WIN a School Assembly complete with a visit from our fabulous mental health mascot - Sunny!
Lancashire Mind wants to hear your voice and what matters to you!
This year's theme for Children's
Mental Health Week is 'My Voice Matters'. My Voice Matters is all about expressing yourself and what
matters to you.
How To Enter:
Download our printable Colouring Competition sheet for your class.
In the speech bubble, write or draw what is important to you in your life. For example, it could be your family, your pets, your hobbies, your favourite food.....being able to say what matters to you is great for our wellbeing and gives us a confidence boost.
To enter, take photographs of the best 3 entries for your school and share it with us on our Lancashire Mind CMHW Facebook Event Page. Don't forget to mention your school name!
What your School can win!
- Assembly for your school
- A visit from Sunny our mascot alongside the assembly
- Wellbeing Journal
- Selection of Usborne books
Colouring Competition Download
Made by Children, for Children
Thank you to the amazing Perdita for sending us her fabulous PowerPoint on the Five Ways to Wellbeing. If you would like to use Perdy's top tips at home or in the classroom, you can download it below. 🫶
Perdy's Wellbeing Download
Join in from home! For parents and children.
ENTER AT HOME TO WIN YOUR OWN LITTLE SUNNY BEAR
Enter our colouring competition and win a fabulous prize bundle!
Lancashire Mind wants to hear your voice and what matters to you!
This year's theme for Children's Mental Health Week is 'My Voice Matters'. My Voice Matters is all about expressing yourself and what matters to you.
How To Enter:
Download our printable Colouring Competition.
In the speech bubble, write or draw what is important to you in your life. For example, it could be your family, your pets, your hobbies, your favourite food.....being able to say what matters to you is great for our wellbeing and gives us a confidence boost.
Get a parent or carer to take a photo of your speech bubble and share it with us on our Lancashire Mind CMHW Facebook Event Page.
You Could Win:
- Your own Little Sunny Bear
- A Journal
- Selection of age-appropriate books
Colouring Competition Download
Come and Say Hello at Chorley Library
During the week, Lancashire Mind will be at Chorley Library for their Children's Mental Health Day event. We would LOVE to see you there.
From 10am to 12.30pm Tuesday 6th February
Join our Children and Young People's coaches for fun activities and an amazing colouring competition!
Chorley Library, Union St, Chorley PR7 1EB
CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
Lancashire Mind: Children & Young People's Virtual Wellbeing Coaching
Virtual Wellbeing Coaching
Young Minds: are a mental health charity for children, young people and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need.
www.youngminds.org.uk | Text: YM to 85285
Anxiety UK
www.anxietyuk.org.uk | Tel: 03444 775 774
Mind: the mental health charity. We're here to make sure no one has to face a mental health problem alone.
www.mind.org.uk
No Panic: www.nopanic.org.uk | Tel: 0300 7729844
The Mixx: www.themix.org.uk | Text: 85258
Childline: www.childline.org.uk | Tel: 0800 1111
Student against Depression: www.studentsagainstdepression.org
BEAT Eating Disorders: www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk 0808 801 0677
Emergency and crisis numbers
Tel: 999 for an emergency or 111 if non-emergency
NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust - 0800 953 0110
Papyrus: www.papyrus-uk.org | Tel: 0800 068 4141 | Text: 07860039967
Shout: giveusashout.org | Text: 85258
Further Websites
www.annafreud/onmymind
www.healthyyoungmindslsc.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/support
