Expert advice and guidance videos: mental health in schools and colleges
This series of films aims to provide help and guidance to on how to mange mental health within schools and colleges.
Over 50% of mental illnesses start before the age of 14 and 1 in 10 children and young people has a mental health disorder.
Schools are on the frontline when it comes to supporting children and young people's mental wellbeing. Staff working in schools are ideally placed to recognise and respond to early signs of mental health difficulties in children and young people. The below series of films, featuring some of the Centre's child mental health experts, aim to provide help and guidance to teachers on a range of issues including low mood, anxiety and self-harm.
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Advice for Mental Health Lead in Schools
Jaime Smith gives some tips for those working as mental health leads in schools or colleges.
Anxiety
Cyra Neave, Senior Clinician at the Anna Freud Centre, shares information about anxiety and how you can support a child or young person experiencing anxiety in an education setting.
Bereavement
Dr. Rina Bajaj provides advice to school staff about helping young people who may have experienced a bereavement.
Creating a safe environment in schools and colleges
Hannah Woods looks at the importance of creating a safe environment in schools and colleges and practical ways that staff can help students feel safe.
Depression in Adolescents
Dr. Roslyn Law explains how school staff can support adolescents who may be suffering with depression.
Engaging Parents
Brenda McHugh, Consultant Psychotherapist, gives advice to school staff about engaging with parents.
Engaging Parents and Carers: Advice from Parent Champion
Parent Champion, Nicola, gives advice about how schools can best engage with parents and carers.
Exam Stress
Dr. Rina Bajaj gives advice to school staff about helping young people deal with exam stress.
Looked after Children: Advice
Dr. Sheila Redfern gives advice to school staff who may be working with looked after children.
Looked after children: Awareness
Dr. Sheila Redfern gives advice to school staff who may be working with looked after children.
Low Mood
Dr. Peter Fuggle, explains how school staff can support a child or young person who may be experiencing low mood.
Measuring Pupil Wellbeing
Nick Tait from CORC discusses how schools can measure pupil wellbeing, and considerations that should be taken into account when doing so.
Measuring Wellbeing in Schools
Dr. Jessica Deighton, discusses why and how schools can measure the wellbeing of their pupils and students.
Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools Resources
Jaime Smith gives advice to anyone working in a school setting about resources that support CYP mental health and wellbeing.
Mentalization
Dr. Peter Fuggle speaks about what mentalization is, and how the principle can be applied to staff working in schools.
Personal Experience of a Young Champion
Michelle, one of the Centre's Young Champions, talks about her personal experiences and how schools may have been able to help more.
Self Harm
Dr. Peter Fuggle gives advice to school staff who may be working with a child they suspect is self-harming.
Sleep Problems
Emma Morris gives advice to school staff about helping young people who may be experiencing sleep problems.
Staff Wellbeing in Schools
Claire Ely speaks about the importance of school staff looking after their own wellbeing, and how senior leaders can support this.
Substance Use
Liz Cracknell gives advice to school staff about helping young people in their schools who may be using substances such as drugs or alcohol.
The Adolescent Brain: Practical Advice for Schools
Dr. Dickon Bevington explains how school staff can support adolescents who are going through changes in their brain which can impact upon behaviour.
The Adolescent Brain: Understanding Behaviour
Dr. Dickon Bevington explains the changes that are happening during adolescent brain development and how they can impact upon behaviour.
Young People and Traumatic Events
David Trickey explains how school staff can support children and young people who have experienced a traumatic event.