This popular publication which now includes factsheets covering
a range of mental health issues which afffect children and young
people. The aim is to provide practical and up-to-date information
about the emotional and psychiatric disorders which can affect
children and young people.
The factsheets are particularly useful for adults who look
after children, especially parents and teachers, and they will also
be helpful for young people who may be concerned about themselves
or a friend.
For parents and teachers
For young people
Some of these leaflets are also available in
Arabic 
and Spanish and Polish
British Sign Language
(BSL)
Many of the factsheets have now been translated into BSL.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is grateful
to Dr Andy Holwell and Herbert Klein, National Deaf Services at SW
London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust and Joel
Kellhofer (AC2.com Productions Ltd) for translating our Mental
Health and Growing Up factsheets into BSL.
Sign Health is a
charity set up to help with the needs of deaf people in the
community focusing on mental and physical healthcare.
Deafinfo is a
central place for information about deaf mental health. You will
find information about mental health, about deafness, and about the
special services available to support deaf people who experience
mental distress.
Society for Mental Health and
Deafness is an international Non-Government
Organisation for the promotion of the positive mental health of
deaf people in Europe.
Also available for Parents, Teachers and Young
people:
Caring around the Clock
Booklet designed to help young carers cope with the pressures they
face.
© Royal College of Psychiatrists. This factsheet may be
downloaded, printed out, photocopied and distributed free of charge
as long as the Royal College of Psychiatrists is properly credited
and no profit is gained from its use. Permission to reproduce it in
any other way must be obtained from the
Head of Publications. The College
does not allow reposting of its factsheets on other sites, but
allows them to be linked to directly.