Website
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Changing Minds Campaign
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changingminds.co.uk
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Information about mental health and mental illness. Videos,
CD-Rom, booklets and leaflets.
Resources for young people include ”Headstuff”, a leaflet for
14 – 17 year olds, ”Reading Lights” a series of comic books for 4 –
7 year olds, and “Caring around the clock”, providing information
for young carers. Two-minute video “1 in 4”, aimed at 15 – 25 year
olds, available.
Resource for teachers: Multi-media CD-Rom with mental health
information for 13-17 year olds (Key stages 3 and 4). Includes
downloadable sheets for teachers, video footage and an interactive
quiz
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| Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Online mental health information index, which links to
downloadable information leaflets, fact-sheets, books, videos and
other resources. Section on child and adolescent mental health.
Includes “Mental Health and Growing Up”, 36 downloadable
fact-sheets for parents, teachers and young people.
Also downloadable leaflet for young people and parents
“Surviving Adolescence”. A Multi-media CD-ROM for teachers and
young people (Key stages 3 and 4), has mental health information
and includes downloadable sheets for teachers, video footage and an
interactive quiz.
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Young Minds
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www.youngminds.org.uk
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Young Minds, the
children’s mental health charity, provides information for young
people and professionals. Provides downloadable information
booklets on subjects such as depression, self injury, and mental
illness in the family. Also has links to other related sites. |
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Rethink
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www.rethink.org |
Information about severe mental illness, including
schizophrenia. Special section of the site for young people
(16-25), called @ease.
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@ease
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@ease |
Interactive and informative website for young people under
stress or worried about their thoughts or feelings.
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The Mental Health Foundation
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www.mentalhealth.org.uk
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Site includes section for young people and children. Materials
for teachers include downloadable fact-sheets and publications
about promoting mental health in Primary and Secondary
schools.
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Wired for Health
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www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk |
.Wired for Health is a series of websites developed by the
Department of Health and the Department for Education and
Skills.Health information is provided for a range of audiences that
relates to the National Curriculum and the National Healthy Schools
Programme.
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Welltown
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www.welltown.gov.uk |
For 5-7 year olds (Key stage 1).Children can find out
about keeping healthy and staying safe. They can visit different
places in the town to see lots of different ways to keep healthy
and happy.
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Galaxy-H
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www.galaxy-h.gov.uk |
For 7-11 year olds (Key stage 2) Children will find out
about keeping healthy and staying safe. Check out the different
zones of the space station to see many ways to keep healthy and
happy.
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Lifebytes
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www.lifebytes.gov.uk |
For
11-14 year olds (Key stage 3).
A new website which gives young people aged facts
about health in a fun and interesting way. It includes sections on
different health topics, some health conditions and healthy
schools.
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| Mind, body and
soul |
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For 14-16 year olds (Key stage 4).
A new website which aims to give young people the
lowdown on health in a fun and interesting way. It is not
designed to tell you how to live your life, but gives you accurate
and up-to-date information about health so that young
people can make their own choices. It also contains material
that will help with schoolwork.
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Teacher Net
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www.teachernet.gov.uk/pshe
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Site for PSHE teachers. Offers search facility for resources
for resources for teachers of PSHE Key stages 1 – 4, and
citizenship Key stages 1 and 2.
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Bullying Online
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www.bullying.co.uk |
Information for pupils and teachers. |
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| UK Observatory |
www.ukobservatory.com |
The
UK Observatory for the Promotion of Non-Violence was created to
address bullying, anti-social behaviour and violence among children
and young people. Based at the University of Surrey, it provides
support and a forum for the sharing of good practice for teachers,
local education authorities and voluntary organisations |
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Child Line
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www.childline.org.uk |
ChildLine has now counselled well over one million children and
young people. It campaigns on behalf of children by relaying what
they tell us to policy-makers who can help change children’s lives
for the better.
ChildLine provides an outreach service to schools and youth
groups through its CHIPS programme.
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| RU-OK |
www.ru-ok.com |
Interactive site for
teenagers. Developed by educational psychologists, psychiatrists
and GPs, to promote mental well being. |
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There4me
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www.there4me.com
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NSPCC site providing information and free online counselling
for young people on any issue.
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Young People and Self Harm
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www.lifesigns.org.uk
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Resources and information for people affected by self
injury.
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Youth in Mind
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www.youthinmind.net |
Site
includes sections for young people, teachers and parents.
Book-finder and website-finder sections allow you to search for
resources relating to specific age groups and problems. |
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Mind
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www.mind.org.uk |
Includes downloadable fact-sheets and booklets, including
“Children and young people and mental health”, for professionals
and those working with young people.
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Talk to Frank
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www.talktofrank.com
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Information about drugs, designed for young people and
parents.
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Headroom
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Mental health information for 6-12 year olds, for 12-18 year olds,
and for parents and teachers. |
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Updated in August 2006 |