Welcome to the Mental Health Hub!
Here you’ll find a wide range of information, resources and advice around supporting young people’s mental and emotional health - and your own.
New on the Mental Health Hub this month:
We're bringing AWE some back!
Ways to boost hope
As we move through advent and towards Christmas, we wanted to spend some time thinking about how we can engage more with hope, peace, joy and awe in our daily lives. Here’s a few ideas...
Ways to find peace in a busy season
As we move through advent and towards Christmas, we wanted to spend some time thinking about how we can engage more with hope, peace, joy and awe in our daily lives. Here’s a few ideas...
Be a joy generator this Christmas
As we move through advent and towards Christmas, we wanted to spend some time thinking about how we can engage more with hope, peace, joy and awe in our daily lives. Here’s a few ideas...
Helping Young People Set Boundaries
The Power of Doodling
Autumn and wellbeing
Let’s talk about autumn and wellbeing (part one)
Here’s a few reasons that moving into Autumn can leave us feeling a bit ‘meh’
Let’s talk about autumn and wellbeing (part two)
Here’s a few reasons that moving into Autumn can leave us feeling a bit ‘meh’
Daylight Tracker
Downloadable PDF tracker to help monitor how much daylight you are exposed to this autumn
Sleep Tracker
Downloadable PDF tracker to help reflect on how much sleep you are getting right now
Water Tracker
Downloadable PDF tracker. A tool to help you monitor how much water you are drinking each day.
Headstrong Livestreams
"What about when I just don't feel anything?"
As we continue with our exploring emotions series - we wanted to spend some time considering the less common feelings we may experience!
How can I control my anger?
Jenny and Juls explore some practical tips for getting your anger back under control.
Summer With Self-harm Scars
45 min session for young people talking about the practical and emotional challenges of living with scars when summer hits.
Supporting Young People Who Harm
1 hour session for those supporting young people who self-harm offering tips around how to respond and offer help.
Navigating New Things
45 min session for young people around how to make sense of the change of starting out in a new place and what can help you to get through it.
Managing Exam Anxiety
45 min session for young people offering practical tips and advice around managing the pressure of exam time.
Learning to be Brave in the Face of Anxiety
This time we'll be looking at some key steps you can take to feel braver around managing anxiety (we'll also be introducing you to the brand new Brave Journal!).
Young People and Trauma
1 hour livestream session for those supporting young people around understanding the impact and signs of trauma
Help me understand
Free downloadable worksheets to use with young people
The power of Doodling (to support wellbeing)
Doodling can be a fantastic tool to help boost good mood, express ourselves and use our imagination to support our wellbeing
The Emotions Wheel
Download a free copy of the emotions wheel as a tool to help young people identify how they feel
Colouring Sheets
Colouring sheets for when you need to take a break
Setting Boundaries
This downloadable worksheet can help young people think through their boundaries
Working Out Our values
Use this worksheet to identify your values and help set new boundaries
Saying No
Learning to say 'no' can be an important part of setting boundaries
Sleep Tracker
Downloadable PDF tracker to help reflect on how much sleep you are getting right now
Water Tracker
Downloadable PDF tracker. A tool to help you monitor how much water you are drinking each day.
Daylight Tracker
Downloadable PDF tracker to help monitor how much daylight you are exposed to this autumn
Self-care planner 1
A practical worksheet to help young people think about self-care for anxiety
Self-care planner 2
A practical worksheet to help young people think about self-care for anxiety
Self-care planner 3
A practical worksheet to help young people think about self-care for anxiety
Challenging negative thoughts
A question based worksheet to help young people challenge negative thoughts
Take your thought to court
A downloadable worksheet to help young people challenge negative thought patterns
Reflective questions
A practical worksheet to help young people reflect on their anxiety
Feeling Low Worksheet
Downloadable PDF worksheet full of ideas young people can try to lift mood on days they wake up feeling low.
Sleep Tips Worksheet
Downloadable pdf for young people listing a range of ideas to help them wind down at the end of a day and get ready for sleep
The Stress Bucket Worksheet
A downloadable worksheet to help young people understand how to understand and alleviate their stress levels
Self-harm Support for Young People
Find out more
Find out more about Youthscape's online self-harm support for 10-17 year olds
Alumina Workbook
£12.99
More Info
Alumina Website
Visit our website to sign up for Alumina or find out more about the course
I'm looking for resources
Understanding Anger/Self-harm/Anxiety
£17.00
Understanding Anxiety
£6.50
Understanding Self-harm
£6.50
Prayer In Motion - Anxiety (Pack of 10)
£30.00
Understanding Anger
£6.50
The Brave Journal
£12.99
First Steps out of Anxiety
£5.99
Alumina Workbook
£12.99
The Brave Journal
£12.99
Check out our full list of wellbeing resources at our Store here.
Meet our team
Laura Haddow
Project Manager, Headstrong
My name is Laura and I’m the Project Manager for our mental wellbeing platform Headstrong.
Robson Dodd
Alumina Co-manager
Hi, I'm Robson and I co-manage Alumina - our national online work supporting young people who self-harm.