Early Years Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources in Greater Manchester
Explore a comprehensive pack of resources curated to support early years providers in Greater Manchester. Verified by Educational Psychology professionals, these resources cover topics like ACE, trauma, anxiety, staff wellbeing, and more. Find resources for parents, carers, and early years settings to promote mental health and resilience in children. Stay informed and connected with tools and strategies for addressing adverse childhood experiences, anxiety, trauma, and building resilience.
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MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING RESOURCES EARLY YEARS Version 1.1 March 2022
EARLY YEARS Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership INTRODUCTION This pack has been developed to support early years providers. All resources have been quality checked by Educational Psychology professionals in Greater Manchester. Please don t download and share via email as we will be updating these packs on a regular basis Please send any comments and suggestions for resources to include to laura.knight@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
EARLY YEARS RESOURCE PACK Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership CONTENTS ACE AND TRAUMA ANXIETY DEALING WITH LOSS & UNCERTAINTY AND RESILIENCE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IN GREATER MANCHESTERER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING Resources for parents and carers Resources for early years settings STAFF WELLBEING PERINATAL AND PARENT INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
ACE AND TRAUMA Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership ACE AND TRAUMA Back to contents page
ACE AND TRAUMA Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences: Early trauma online learning Beacon House. Supporting children who have experienced trauma CDC. Coping after a disaster Connected baby. CPD focusing on the importance of early intervention and supporting secure attachments and connectedness with babies. Early Intervention Foundation. Report about ACEs Sesame Street resources. Traumatic experiences MindEd. Trauma and coping resource for parents and carers and look for signs of PTSD Back to contents page
ANXIIETY Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership ANXIETY Back to contents page
ANXIETY Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership British Psychological Society. Advice for parents and carers on dealing with school closures and talking to children about COVID-19 The Power of Play - Great Ormond Street Anna Freud Centre. Mental health and wellbeing resources Stockport MBC. Children's Emotional Health and Wellbeing Advice and Guidance Calm Zone - Help children to overcome stress and anxiety Everybody Worries storybook Sesame Street. Mental health and wellbeing resources for children Nottinghamshire Educational Psychology Service - therapeutic stories and activities: Adventures of The Little Elf NHS. How to talk to children about feelings Sesame street in communities. Resource to help children cope with separation anxiety ELSA support website - free resources section Teach Early Years. Case study examples of adjustments to practice to support anxious children Back to contents page
DEALING WITH LOSS & UNCERTAINTY & RESILIENCE Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership DEALING WITH LOSS & UNCERTAINTY AND RESILIENCE Back to contents page
DEALING WITH LOSS & UNCERTAINTY & RESILIENCE Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership MindEd. Death And Loss (Including Pets) Anna Freud Centre. Schools in Mind network on supporting young people s mental health during periods of disruption Place2be. Helping children to process loss Use of storybooks - little parachutes website is a directory of hundreds of storybooks categorised by theme. MindEd. Addressing loss and grief of parents and others close to children Greater Manchester Bereavement Service Childhood Bereavement Network Back to contents page
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IN GREATER MANCHESTER
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership We know things may be difficult at the moment. If you find yourself feeling anxious, stressed or overwhelmed there s support out there for you. Find mental health support where you live. Please visit our In Your Area page to find out what services are available in your area, and who you can contact for more information. Apps to support your health, mental health and wellbeing All these apps have been tested and approved Are you, or is a young person you know, not coping with life? For confidential suicide prevention advice contact HOPELINEUK. They re open 9am 12am (midnight) every day of the year. t: 0800 068 4141 e: pat@papyrus-uk Shining a Light on Suicide. Whether you re feeling suicidal, worried someone else is, or have lost someone to suicide, you re not alone. Whatever you re going through, we ll help you get the advice and support you need. www.shiningalightonsuicide.org.uk Back to contents page
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership Kooth - children and young people aged 10 to 25 years You can: Chat to their friendly counsellors Read articles written by young people Get support from the Kooth community www.kooth.com Free online wellbeing programmes SilverCloud aged 16 years+ Online programmes to help ease your levels of stress, sleep better or to build resilience. You can choose to use any of the programmes. They are self-help, confidential and secure. Instant access to self-help support: GM.silvercloudhealth.com/signup Living Life to the Full. Online courses for anyone affected by low mood, anxiety or depression. Materials have been designed to improve feelings and beat stress. Available online and totally free of charge if you live in Greater Manchester. Sign up via the GM Health Hub (the only place to register) www.gmlifeskills.com Back to contents page
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership Crisis lines in Greater Manchester If you feel you need mental health support please contact one of these 24/7 crisis lines - they re available to anyone of any age Bolton, Manchester, Salford and Trafford. 0800 953 0285 (freephone) Bury, Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale, Oldham, Stockport and Tameside & Glossop 0800 014 9995 (freephone) Wigan 0800 051 3253 (freephone) If there s an immediate risk of danger to life, you should ring 999 Information is available in a set of three flyers that can be downloaded here tinyurl.com/7ks2aw9a Mental Health Support for adults Mental Health Support for children and young people Mental Health Support for children and young people Dec 21 Back to contents page
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING Back to contents page
MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND CARERS Public Health England. Guidance on supporting children and young people s mental health and wellbeing Every Mind Matters. Advice for children and young people who may be feeling overwhelmed, and advice for parents, guardians and carers on how to help and support a child or young person with mental ill health. Children s Commissioner. Downloadable guide for children and young people about the coronavirus, including proactive advice to support mental wellbeing Headspace. Tools and resources including a section for under 5s NHS mental health providers, including children and young people s mental health services We be Kids (Bury Charity). Free ideas to support family and child wellbeing GMCA - FAQs aimed to help parent/carers to support their child s social and emotional wellbeing Back to contents page
MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND CARERS Restorative Stockport. Newsletters -advice and tips full healthy relationships and looking after your own well- being Keep your Cool Toolbox - website to help parents, foster carers, childminders, Early Years practitioners and teachers to access free, quick and effective ways to help young children to better manage their emotions. Anna Freud Centre. Early years in mind Cardiff and Vale University Health Board: Supporting Children with Learning Disabilities/ASD to cope with Covid-19 isolation Back to contents page
MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership RESOURCES FOR EARLY YEARS SETTINGS MindEd. Free mental health educational resources from Health Education England HappyMaps - mental health and wellbeing resources MyHappymind. Programme to promote mental health in EY children Whole Class Happy. Simple activities for breathing, grounding and promoting positive wellbeing in young children Leuven Scales. How does wellbeing and involvement contribute to the quality of learning? - a short presentation by the creator of the Leuven Scales Leuven Scales. 5-point scale that practitioners can use to identify level of 'wellbeing' and level of 'involvement' in young children How to apply the Leuven Scales and further resources Mindfulness in the early years. Free, online mindfulness resource The Happiness Box intervention Back to contents page
MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership RESOURCES FOR EARLY YEARS SETTINGS In it together. A social emotional mental health competency framework for staff working in education Cosmic Kids - animated mindfulness and yoga resources Keep your Cool Toolbox. Website to help parents, foster carers, childminders, Early Years practitioners and teachers to access free, quick and effective ways to help young children to better manage their emotions. PACEY. Resources and blogs that EY practitioners can use to support the emotional wellbeing of young children in their care Cumbria County Council. Guide to supporting young children's emotional wellbeing Trafford's Early Years Graduated Approach (Social Emotional and Mental Health chapter) provides links to resources and strategies to use at a universal and targeted level for supporting emotional wellbeing Nursery World. Resource and blogs about supporting young children's wellbeing Back to contents page
MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership RESOURCES FOR EARLY YEARS SETTINGS Kinderly - Free Yoga for children Growth Mindset Yeti. Resources and teaching packs Anna Freud Centre. Early years in mind Specialist Training in Autism and Raising Standards. Coronavirus Visual Resources Early Intervention Foundation. Supporting children s wellbeing & social skills as they return to the classroom Strategies to support children s social & emotional wellbeing on returning to school Evidence-based programmes supporting social & emotional learning in primary schools 5 reasons why SEL matters to every child 5 reasons why SEL is critical to our Covid-19 recovery Back to contents page
STAFF WELLBEING Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership STAFF WELLBEING Back to contents page
STAFF WELLBEING Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership Qwell, provided by Kooth Digital Health, is available to all adults aged 26+ in Greater Manchester. Qwell is a safe and anonymous digitalmental health and wellbeing service which can be accessed for free, with no waiting lists, no referrals and no thresholds. The service is accredited by BACP, can be accessed from any internet device and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Just like Kooth, Qwell provides a welcoming place to access non-judgemental professional help for any mental health concerns, as and when needed. The service is designed to work alongside other NHS commissioned services within the established mental health pathways. Once registered, it can be accessed via any internet connected device such as a laptop, smartphone or tablet. Qwell delivers a therapeutic model of online counselling, offering personalised, anonymous, mental health support with no waiting list or threshold. Access the service Back to contents page
STAFF WELLBEING Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership Every Mind Matters. Looking after your mental health Greater Manchester. Digital support for mental health and wellbeing (including apps) Greater Manchester. Where to find help and support in a mental health crisis MindEd. Helping frontline staff to manage their mental health and wellbeing Greater Manchester. Find mental health support in your area Shining a light on suicide. Support if you are bereaved by suicide or concerned that someone you know may be thinking of suicide myHappymind. Early years programme including a section on the wellbeing of staff MindKit. Five Ways to Wellbeing Mentally Healthy Schools. A whole setting approach to supporting staff wellbeing (advice applies equally to EY settings) Anna Freud Centre. Guide for senior leaders for supporting staff wellbeing Samaritans. Call - 116 123 Back to contents page
PERINATAL & PARENT INFANT MENTAL HEALTH Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership PERINATAL AND PARENT INFANT MENTAL HEALTH Back to contents page
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership PERINATAL & PARENT INFANT MENTAL HEALTH Antenatal Education My Birth, My Choice Bonding with your baby Becoming a parent Greater Manchester. Your guide to pregnancy, family and mental health Telehealth Service. Infant Mental Health Home Visiting Association for Infant Mental Health: Emotional Survival for infants and their parents Greater Manchester. Perinatal and parent infant mental health community Watch me Play! Supporting babies and young children with their parents or caregivers Oxford Parent Infant Project: Ideas for parents to take emotional care of themselves, babies and toddlers during this time Anna Freud: Helping babies and young children under 5 through the coronavirus crisis Zero to Three: Young children at home during the Covid-19 outbreak: The importance of self-care Top Tips for parents with children attending early years settings One Education: Back to school for younger children Back to contents page
