Helpful resources for parents/guardians and professionals supporting bereaved children and young people

Information and support if you are experiencing grief and bereavement or helping other people who are bereaved

Help for parents who’re looking to support their child through a bullying experience. What are the signs, how do you deal with bullying, how to work with school and what if your child is involved in bullying someone else?

Advice to help parents or concerned adults understand how to talk to children about race and racism, and what you can do to support a child who’s experiencing racial bullying.

A series of webinars to strengthen resilience, coping and relationships in our families. Helping our children deal with their big feelings...

A full guide for parents/ carers of children of any age on strengthening the different parts of a child's brain to work together.

A summary version guide for parents/ carers of children of any age on strengthening the different parts of a child's brain to work together.

The schools element of this programme finished on 14 January 2022 but for those children who missed their vaccination in school or now need a second dose, see

A guide to support parents & carers of children

This resource is by parents for parents and its development has been parent led from the onset and addresses the whole life journey for parents of children with disability and additional needs. Also within this document, is the ‘All About ME’ booklet/passport co-designed by Barnardo’s PosAbility Young Peoples’ Group

We are Contact, the charity for families with disabled children. We support families, bring families together and help families take action for others.

Treatment and support services | Northern Ireland Drug and Alcohol Services

It’s good to talk and the more openly you can discuss vaping, the more likely your child will be able to come to you if, for example, their friends are pressuring them to try it or they’ve started vaping and want to give up.

Vapes work by heating a liquid (called an e-liquid/e-juice). The liquid typically contains nicotine, propylene glycol, vegetable glycerine and flavourings, some of which may be potentially harmful to the body. Young people’s brains are still developing, so they can’t always think through the consequences of the things they do. This means they’re more likely to try things like vaping out of curiosity or ‘for fun’ without considering the harm they could be doing.
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Primary 7 Stepping Up Transitions Guide now available in Digital Format.Choosing schools and moving to post primary is an exciting time, but there are often lots of things to consider when making decisions about where to go to school, as well as preparing your child for the transition ahead. Our Stepping Up Guide for P7 Parents is an excellent resource to help.

Treatment and support services | Northern Ireland Drug and Alcohol Services

If you have taken drugs or have misused a medication and are feeling unwell, or if someone you know is experiencing this, please seek medical help urgently, in an emergency, call 999 for an ambulance.

It’s good to talk and the more openly you can discuss vaping, the more likely your child will be able to come to you if, for example, their friends are pressuring them to try it or they’ve started vaping and want to give up.

Vapes work by heating a liquid (called an e-liquid/e-juice). The liquid typically contains nicotine, propylene glycol, vegetable glycerine and flavourings, some of which may be potentially harmful to the body. Young people’s brains are still developing, so they can’t always think through the consequences of the things they do. This means they’re more likely to try things like vaping out of curiosity or ‘for fun’ without considering the harm they could be doing.
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Safer Schools NI Educating, empowering and protecting the NI school community Welcome to Safer Schools NI: the home of online safeguarding for school communities in Northern Ireland. Safer Schools NI is a partnership between the Department of Education and Ineqe Safeguarding Group.

The PATHS® programme empowers all children to develop the fundamental social and emotional learning skills which will enable them to make positive choices throughout life.

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families - Browse our free mental health resources for those working in primary, secondary and FE settings.

Helping you teach PSHE, RHE and RSHE to Upper KS2, KS3 and KS4 students, with flexible, FREE ready-to-use content, videos and lesson plans co-created with teachers, and young people.

This guide aims to help answer your questions and provide you with advice and tips on:
• how to revise;
• looking after your mental health and wellbeing; and
• knowing and understanding exam guidelines.

We’ve created three tipsheets to help young people, schools and families navigate exam season, with tips and practical advice on managing exam stress.

Educational psychology experts at the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools have developed a guide for teachers and school leaders to address emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA).

EWTS is a programme of support for post primary schools. The main focus of the Framework is to provide overarching guidelines to support those working in educational settings to help them promote emotional wellbeing and strengthen self-esteem and resilience in children and young people.
Includes resources and contact details for each HSCT area.

Visit the EWTS webpage where you will find lots of FREE resources for Teachers, Parents and young people on emotional mental health and wellbeing

Gambling information, advice and support for young people

Live chat Get one-to-one advice and support with our free online chat service, open 24 hours a day. Chat now Phone support You can speak to an Adviser on the National Gambling Helpline (run by GamCare) 24 hours a day for free on 0808 8020 133. Our live chat service also operates 24 hours a…

GamCare and YGAM are working together to deliver a gambling harm prevention programme for young people and the people or professionals who care for and support them.

Some young people are statistically more at risk than others. It is particularly important to be vigilant with these groups, and have conversations about safer gambling.

Keeping Young People Safe Online - Choose from a range of topics you would like to know more about with lots of helpful advice and resources to keep you and young people safer online

The CEOP Education programme from the National Crime Agency’s CEOP Education Team aims to protect children and young people aged 4-18 from online child sexual abuse.

Information, guidance and resources to help support digital wellbeing in children and young people. In recent years, digital wellbeing has played an important part within the wider reach of mental and physical health. It relates to how the use of digital technology including personal devices, social media and other apps can impact on an individual’s life.

Where to find Information on keeping children and young people safe online - just click on logos to visit the site and resources

Use Report Remove to remove a nude image shared online - Report Remove is here to help young people under 18 in the UK to confidentially report sexual images and videos of themselves and remove them from the internet.

A Teacher’s Resource: Encouraging LGBTQ+ Inclusive Practice is designed to empower teachers to support, guide and advise students who identify as LGBTQ+, or are questioning their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. In creating a more inclusive environment, teachers who follow this guide will …

Cara-Friend published this resource in September 2018 to aid youth workers and volunteers in youth work settings to make their practice more inclusive of, and responsive to, the needs of LGBTQ+ young people. The resource is available for free download. If you require hard copies of the resource you …

We have some amazing Videos / Podcasts available which are great to share with young people that help explain issues simply

There are a range of services and resources available to help support the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people in education.

Click on the links for more information.

Critical Incident/Emotional Health & Wellbeing Service 2023-24

Information on the new Being Well Doing Well programme, which is a whole school approach to emotional health and wellbeing.

The Solihull Approach offers a transformative way of thinking about emotional regulation, nurturing, wellbeing and behaviour

This resource hub has been created in partnership with and funded by the Department for Education, with new resources added regularly. Find out more about how the suitability of resources is assessed. Signposted resources are not funded or endorsed by the Department for Education, unless otherwise…

Tailored activities to support positive mental health and emotional wellbeing. AMH MensSana supports all ages in the area of mental health and emotional wellbeing through a range of activities tailored to suit group need.

HOPELINEUK is a confidential support and advice service for:
• Children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide.
• Anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide.

A HOPEBOX goes by a lot of names: crisis box, emergency box, self-soothe box, happy box. You can call it anything that makes you feel comfortable. The idea behind this box is that it is filled with things that can help you to feel better. When you're feeling upset, anxious, or experiencing thoughts of suicide then you can use the box as a way to feel better.

Is a child or young person you know having thoughts of suicide? Talking about suicide with a young person can feel really daunting. Whether you suspect that a young person you know is having thoughts of suicide or if you’re already supporting a young person who has told you that they are having thoughts of suicide – knowing what to say and what not to say can feel like a minefield.

PAPYRUS has developed a guide to suicide prevention, intervention and postvention in schools and colleges, aimed specifically at teachers as well as school or college staff. It aims to equip teachers with the skills and knowledge necessary to support schoolchildren who may be having suicidal thoughts.

This evidence-based programme introduces the ‘Five Areas Approach’ which is based on cognitive behavioural concepts. Participants use practical examples to learn that by challenging and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviours, they can make a positive difference to their lives.

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PEACE IV funded project that provides a unique opportunity for communities, north and south of the Border, to work together to halt the intergenerational impact of trauma and to build emotional resilience and peace for generations to come. This three-year project will run to December 2022 and be delivered in education, youth and community settings and in the Urban Village Areas of Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Northern Ireland and Ireland.

The most comprehensive public directory of registered childcare and family support services in Northern Ireland.

These five directories list the names, numbers and web addresses (where applicable) of organisations that offer services to help improve mental health and emotional wellbeing. Where possible, additional information has also been provided, such as email addresses and contact details within each Healt…

A range of Emotional Health & Wellbeing Services available across the Southern Health & Social Care Trust Area for Children & Young People.