This toolbox is a practical guide for professionals working with young people in mental health programming. It is designed to help build foundational knowledge on how to engage young people meaningfully, offering strategies, tools, and resources to support you along...
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Behaviour Awareness Week Toolkit
For Behaviour Awareness Week this year we have put together a toolkit with advice and tips on tackling classroom behaviours Contents: "Behaviour is Communication" Iceberg Diagram: Visual aid. De-escalation Flow Chart: Step-by-step guide for managing heightened...
Building a mobile phone policy
In a recent survey from TeacherTapp, they discuss the changing trends for teachers with regard to the use of mobile phones within school and more specifically the classroom. "In 2018, just 3% of secondary teachers reported their school collected phones or used...
Enhancing referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
The EN-CAMHS (Enhancing referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) mixed-methods study aimed to understand the current problems with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) referrals and identify effective solutions to improve their success....
Reference materials for toolkits
Download the reference lists for AMHIE toolkits: REFERENCES FOR WORKING WITH PARENTS, FAMILIES AND CARERSDownload REFERENCES FOR TARGETED SUPPORTDownload REFERENCES FOR STUDENT AND PUPIL VOICEDownload REFERENCES FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENTDownload REFERENCES FOR SPECIAL...
Kooth and Quell – The impact of providing young people with online counselling and tools
https://vimeo.com/1099655089?share=copy#t=0 This seminar will discuss the data and evidence of the impact of providing online tools to support mental health. Kooth has been delivering NHS support since 2006 and has worked with over a million young people. This has...
The Mental Health risks of using AI in education
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into education introduces potential risks to mental health and wellbeing for both students and teachers. These concerns stem from various aspects of AI's capabilities and its impact on the learning environment and human...
Stress Factsheet
Stress is something everyone feels at times, especially when dealing with change or life challenges, such as money worries, work issues or relationship problems. A little stress can be a good thing, as it helps us to get things done or focus on something that...
Depression Factsheet
Depression is more than simply feeling unhappy or fed up for a few days. Most people go through periods of feeling down, but when you're depressed you feel persistently sad for weeks or months, rather than just a few days. Some people think depression is...
Burnout Factsheet
Whilst burnout is a type of stress with overlaps in symptoms, the main difference is that stress is associated with a feeling of ’too much’, whereas burnout relates to a feeling of ’not enough’. Download the Burnout flyer/poster Physical signs and...
Anxiety Factsheet
Anxiety is often described as a feeling of fear or unease – and it’s something everyone experiences at times. Feeling anxious is a perfectly natural reaction to some situation s. Anxiety can help us to focus or take extra care when needed, but if it gets too...
SMART Goals template
How to complete your SMART Goals sheet: Think of the goal you have, for example: “I want to improve my pupils understanding of stress management” S: Start with picking a goal that is narrow rather than broad. For example: “Pupils should understand the key concepts...