Children and Young People's Mental Health and Well-being 

Doncaster CAMHS are providing telephone support  

National Autistic Society have a dedicated section on their website with information about coping with coronavirus, including tips for both autistic adults and families of autistic children for coping with the emotional impact, supporting mental health, and Social Stories to help explain what is happening for carers/parents to use.

autism.org.uk

Moodjuice have lots of resources for people to download and use for self-help  

Free to download guide for parents and carers with tips and advice on supporting your child’s ADHD

support for parents whose families include children with additional support needs or conditions such as Autism and ADHD 

A site much like ours, filled with links for parents, including videos to help you cope during the pandemic, and help with your children 

A 10 minute exercise in body centred mindfulness for children (or anyone). Helpful for grounding if feeling anxious.

DARTS have activities around art and music and more to help during lockdown 

Anger management

Traffic light poster to help parents deal with anger and conflict in the family, with suggestions about how to behave/things you might say to diffuse the situation.

• Eclinic is a free app which young people aged 5-19 years can download, then book an appointment slot 10am-4pm anyday to instant message a School Nurse about anything health related. 

• android:

• iphone: 

• they are also on insta as doncaster_sn 

Young Minds has a section on their website aimed at supporting young people with anxiety around coronavirus including a section about looking after mental health while social distancing/isolating. 

Spark & Co. | COVID-19 BAME Resource Hub

COVID-19 BAME Resource Hub At Spark & Co. we normally run community events for women. However, given that COVID-19 has hit BAME groups harder, we decided to create this resource hub. In it, you will find curated links to organisations and information designed to help those from BAME backgrounds. 

A blog with many free resources, especially helping parents connect with teens.

You can also pay to subscribe or download.

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Some articles have a strong American Christian lean, but others don't. 

Unravel offer a combination of free and paid support to families around sleep and mental health 

Hope clouds – an activity that can be used by anyone to help hang onto a sense of hope that things can get better

Printable Star Qualities poster which children can use to talk about and identify their own ‘star qualities’ and add them to the poster.

Self esteem

Worksheet to encourage young people to think about what positive qualities they have

Creative Support Doncaster are offering wide ranging support to families and individuals during and beyond the pandemic. 

The Samaritans are available 24/7 free on 116123 for anyone experiencing suicidal thinking or distress   

the following helplines are all available for different ages and levels of support need: 

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Childline: 0800 1111

Samaritans: 116 123

Domestic Violence Hotline: 0808 2000 247

Mind: 0300 123 3393

A site filled with resources for parents, including videos to help you cope during the pandemic, and help with your children 

slideshow for children to talk them through how stress affects their body and mood. Click 'log in as guest' to enter  

support for children through online chat, a helpline, and through info and videos on the website 

Dealing with emotions

Letter template to help children express and understand their feelings, with helpful suggestions to get started with identifying emotions.

Well-being

Ideas for activities the whole family can join in with to promote well-being while coping with lockdown and school closures

Save The Children also provide help/support and advice in other areas for children and families during and beyond lockdown