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:
Hello Exam Season!
Give your brain a rest
1-min YouTube short on using colouring to rest your brain during exam season
Create a self-care plan
1-min YouTube short on creating an exam self-care planner
Power up your brain
1-min YouTube short around the best foods to eat during exams
Finding a good rhythm for exam days
1-min YouTube short around finding good rhythm on exam days to keep you calm
Be Encouraged
1-min YouTube short around staying motivated and encouraged
After an exam
1-min YouTube short around ways to unwind and switch off after an exam
Managing Exam Anxiety- 1-hour Livestream
Helping find our calm
Breathing and Grounding Techniques
4,7,8 Breathing
1 minute YouTube short explaining the 4,7,8,technique
Belly Breathing
1 minute YouTube short explaining Belly breathing
Box Breathing
1 minute YouTube short explaining Box Breathing
Doodle Breathing
1 minute YouTube short explaining Doodle Breathing
Finger Breathing
1 minute YouTube short explaining Finger breathing
5,4,3,2,1 Grounding
1 minute YouTube short explaining 5,4,3,2,1 Grounding
Breathing & Grounding worksheets
Doodle breathing Worksheet
A worksheet that young people can use to practice doodle breathing
Interactive breathing/Grounding PDF for young people
Sharable PDF download containing live links to our range of breathing/grounding videos
Foldable Technique sheet
A handy pocket-sized prompt to breathing and grounding techniques
Helping Young People Set Boundaries
The Power of Doodling
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
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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
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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
( £19.50)
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.