Youth Section

Here are 5 easy and practical mindfulness techniques kids from the age of 5+ can use to self-regulate, calm down, tune into their listening and sharpen concentration. Each one is taken from a Zen Den – our longer mindfulness video series which is here on this handy playlist – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list… 🌈 All our videos are …

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⭐️Lucy’s Blue Day – Animated Short⭐️ We are incredibly proud to bring you the first ever Lucy’s Blue Day animation. This video, this story and this amazing little girl has been helping our children express their emotions in a way they never knew they could. Lets continue this by getting this animation out there. So, …

Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare in partnership with the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) and the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) have launched a short, engaging video providing information to youth and children who have a parent with a mental illness.

Talking Mental Health is an animation designed to help begin conversations about mental health in the classroom and beyond. The animation and accompanying resources have been created by a team of animators, children, teachers and clinicians, and is being taught to year 5 and 6 children around the UK. For more resources, including the free …

Hailey Hardcastle: Why Students Should Have Mental Health Days School can be rife with stress, anxiety, panic attacks and even burnout — but there’s often no formal policy for students who need to prioritize their well-being. Hailey Hardcastle explains why schools should offer mental health days and allow students time to practice emotional hygiene without …

Coalition Conversations. Youth Mental Health: Changes During COVID-19 Mental Health Reform, the national coalition for mental health in Ireland, presents the ‘Coalition Conversations’ webinar series. COVID-19 and public health measures have brought about huge changes to the way we live. While necessary, these measures have had a significant effect on young people, their lives and …

Kevin Breel : Confessions of a Depressed Comic Kevin Breel didn’t look like a depressed kid: team captain, at every party, funny and confident. But he tells the story of the night he realized that — to save his own life — he needed to say four simple words.

Happify Are you struggling to fall asleep at night because your mind just won’t stop racing? In this animation, sleep scientist Jared Minkel reveals a few of his favorite strategies for calming your mind at bedtime. You can find more science-based activities for better sleep in Dr. Minkel’s 4-week track on Happify, “Get the Best …

Happify Negative thinking can get the best of us at the worst of times. But there’s hope! Positive psychology Coach Derrick Carpenter reveals two key tactics that will intercept and defeat these thoughts before they have a chance to infiltrate your life.

Penn State PRO Wellness Mental health affects how we feel, think and act. It’s important at every stage of life so that we can cope with stressful situations, work productively, and make meaningful contributions to our community. Please note that this video gives USA numbers for emotional crisis support – here are Ireland’s crisis support …

Anna Freud NCCF We All Have Mental Health is an animation designed to give young people aged 11-14 a common language and understanding of what we mean by mental health and how we can look after it.It has been created for young people in Key stage 3 and can be used with accompanying teaching resources.