COVID-19 | Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources
Important notice about NHS Paediatric services
There are important temporary changes to children and young people’s services across North Central London.
See the Healthwatch Haringey website for details (external link).
- COVID-19 Advice and Resources
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources
- Educational Resources
- Activities For Children and Young People
- Returning to School
COVID-19 Advice and Resources
| Organisation | Age Range | Brief Description |
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| British Psychological Society | For Parents and Carers | Some useful tips, advice and links to articles that's helpful in dealing with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. |
| Carol Gray | For Children and Young People | Carol Gray, consultant to children, young people, and adults with autism, provides support via workshops and presentations, information, referral, resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Child Mind Institute | For Children and Young People | Dr Jamie Howard from Child Mind Institute helps parents inform children without frightening them. Helps parents think about when to talk to children (not when they themselves are feeling anxious) so they can help regulate their children’s emotional state. Video and tips for early years. |
| Doctors of the World | For Parents,Carers,Children and Young People | NHS Guidelines translated into 34 languages |
| Jodie Denner at Douglas Valley nursery in Wigan | For Children and Young People | The Stay Home Superheroes and other resources for young children. |
| Maternity Action | For Parents and Carers | FAQs: COVID-19 – rights and benefits during pregnancy and maternity leave |
| Mayor of London | No age range | Coronavirus updates and guidance |
| Mind Heart | For Children and Young People | COVID-19 Book: Child friendly explanation of COVID-19 in multiple languages |
| Mind Heart Kids | For Children and Young People | Virus explainer for children under 7- COVIBOOK in a range of languages |
| National Deaf Children’s Society | For Parents and Carers | Online advice for parents about coronavirus and support specifically for deaf children. |
NHS Mental Health Support Team (MHST) Telephone Support Line | For Parents,Carers,Children and Young People, Professionals |
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| Place2Be | For Parents,Carers,Children and Young People | Tips and resources to help ease your and children's worries about coronavirus |
| Public Health England | For Parents and Carers | Guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. |
| The Royal College of Obstetrics | For Parents and Carers | National guidance on managing coronavirus infection in pregnancy |
| Zero to Three | For Children and Young People | Talking to early years aged children about coronavirus |
Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources
| Organisation | Age Range | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Freud Centre:Coronavirus Advice for Children and Young People | For Children and Young People | Coronavirus advice for children and young people |
| Anna Freud Centre:Mental Health and Wellbeing | For Children and Young People | Coronavirus mental health and wellbeing |
| Anna Freud Centre: Staff Wellbeing for Professionals | For Professionals | Staff wellbeing for professionals |
| Anna Freud Centre: Mental Health and Wellbeing for Pupils and Students | For Children and Young People | Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of pupils and students during periods of disruption. |
| Anna Freud Centre:Self Care Support | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Self care support |
| BCAP | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Support on how to cope if you’re feeling anxious about the COVID-19 outbreak |
| Calm Harm | For Children and Young People | Helps young people manage their feelings around self-harm |
| Childline | For Children and Young People | Online counsellor chat, information around coping techniques |
| Family Lives | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Building better family lives together |
| Headspace | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | An app for meditation and sleep |
| Kooth | For Children and Young People | Online mental health and wellbeing support to young people aged 25 years and those with additional needs |
| Moodmeter | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Tracker for understanding everyday emotional wellbeing |
| NHS England - Every Mind Matters | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Resource information for children, young people, parents and carers |
| NHS Mental Health Support Team (MHST) Telephone Support Line | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers, Professionals |
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| No Panic | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Resources for those with anxiety disorders, and a telephone line and email contact |
| Smiling Mind | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | An app for meditation and mindfulness |
| Super Better | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Play a game and grow your resilience |
Educational Resources
| Organisation | Age Range | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chatterpack | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Virtual tours feature museums and other online learning courses |
| Drawing Channels on YouTube | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Suggestions for youtube channels by artists |
| Free Rice | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Answer questions on various topics to donate to the World Food Programme |
| MOOC | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Free online courses, some with certificates, on a range of subjects |
| Museum Virtual Tours | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Museum virtual tours |
| NaNoWriMo | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Writing challenges, tools and resources |
| School Reading List | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | List of writing competitions |
| Stories For Children and Families | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Free online stories for children, young people and families |
| The Little Elf | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Two therapeutic stories to support primary-age children in |
| Ted Talks | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Online talks on a range of interesting subjects for children, young people and families |
| Twinkl | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Online resource learning support for children, young people, parents and carers |
Activities For Children and Young People
| Organisation | Age Range | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|
| Board Games Arena | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Multiplayer online board games for everyone |
| BBC Puzzles For Children and Young People | For Children, Young People | A selection of puzzles for children and young people |
| Down Dog App | For Children, Young People | An app for workouts. Yoga, barre, HIIT. Free until 1st April AND free for all students and teachers (K-12 and college) until 1st July 20202. To access the free school membership, please register your school's domain by clicking on the link below |
| Go Noodle | For Children, Young People | Movement and wellbeing for younger children |
| Gym Shark App | For Children, Young People | A workout app for everyone |
| Joe Wicks 'The Body Coach' | For Children, Young People | PE for Kids. Mon-Fri from 23/3/20 @ 9am on Youtube, plus lots of free workouts - 'The Body Coach' Joe Wicks |
| Raising Children | For Parents, Carers | Specifically for pre-schoolers where parents and carers can get ideas |
| Royal Opera House | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Free broadcasts of performances for all |
| Runderwear | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | 60 day challenges - everyday from 10am on Facebook |
| Scouts | For Children, Young People | Activities, crafts, games, and experiments for children and young people to do while indoors |
| Yoga with Adrienne | For Children, Young People, Parents and Carers | Yoga channel, recommended by yoga teacher at Platform |
Returning to School
| Organisation | Age Range | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|
| Haringey Educational Psychology Service | For children, young people, parents and carers | An array of support and information from Haringey's Educational Psychology Service:
Note for iPhone users and Youtube. There is a known bug with iOS and Youtube, Two buttons are read before the player but provide no functionality. We advise that you skip these to access the content. |
| Trailblazers:Mental Health Support Teams in Schools | For children, young people, parents and carers | Specialist advice from professionals within the mental health support team from NHS BEH MHST.
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| The Anchor Approach | Emotional Wellbeing Forum & Anchor Support Offer | For children, young people, parents and carers | The Anchor Approach complied a workshop about 'Returning to School' with resilience and wellbeing in mind. There is also a virtual video from the emotional wellbeing forum. |
