Children's Mental Health Week 2022

Children's Mental Health Week is taking place between 7th-13th February 2022.

This year's theme is Growing Together. We will be encouraging children (and adults) to consider how they have grown, and how they can help others to grow. Find out more on the Children's Mental Health Week campaign website.

Across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland we are working together to raise awareness about Children's Mental Health Week across school's through challenges and resources:

1. Creating a Kindness Card (EYFS, KS1, Year 3/4 challenge - Ages 3-9)

2. Creating 'Top 5 Tips to help you grow emotionally' (Year 5/6 & Secondary School challenge - Ages 8-16)

Contact Abbie Brewin (abbie.brewin@leics.gov.uk) for more information about these challenges.

Early Years (ages 0-5)

• Resources for parents and carers supporting their child(ren's) self-esteem & mental health.

Primary School (ages 5-11)

• Resources for parents and carers supporting their child(ren's) mental health.
• Information about local and national Support Services for primary aged children, including Mental Health Central Access Point (CAP), Young Minds, ChildLine and more.

Secondary School (Ages 11-16)

• Resources for parents and carers supporting their child(ren's) mental health.
• Information about local and national support services for secondary aged children and young people, including Mental Health Central Access Point (CAP), Health from Teens, Young Minds, ChildLine, Kooth and more.

Other Support Services

Click on the area you are from to access the appropriate signposting information:

• Leicester - MyChoice - a directory for care and support products and services or people living within Leicester City.
• Leicestershire - First Contact Plus - an online tool which helps people in Leicestershire find information about a range of services all in one place (16 years +).
• Rutland: Rutland Community Wellbeing Service - deliver an effective first response to all, through an interactive website, single telephone number and drop-in services.

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