Families and communities
Join us at home or in your community for Children's Mental Health Week from 9 - 15 February 2026!
We love seeing everyone get involved in Children's Mental Health Week each year. We're busy working on getting some resources ready especially for anyone wanting to take part as a family or a community group.
The theme this year is This is my place and we're encouraging families and communities to support their children and young people feel a sense of belonging.
Make sure you sign up to hear from us to be the first to know about any updates for our 2026 event!
How can we get involved?
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Sign up to hear from usLearn more about our theme 'This is my place' and think how it applies in your family or community
Read about the themeEach year, hundreds of schools, communities and workplaces get involved in Children's Mental Health Week. We love seeing everyone who is taking part on our map.
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Who started Children's Mental Health Week?
Place2Be is a children’s mental health charity who started Children's Mental Health Week in 2015.
In addition to providing counselling, mental health support and training in UK schools, we have expert parenting advice, tips and articles. We believe that children should not have to face mental health problems alone.
Advice for parents and carers
Expert-written articles and videos about common parenting issues for parents and carers of primary-age children.
Read our Parenting Smart articlesResources to take part in the week
We haven't released our official Children's Mental Health Week resources for 2026 yet.
Make sure you sign up to receive our email updates so you're the first to know when you can download them!
If you're looking for an idea of what the resources might look like, we've got resources from previous Children's Mental Health Week events you can take a look at.
Get the latest updates about Children's Mental Health Week
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Latest news and blogs
Place2Be is delighted to announce that the theme for Children’s Mental Health Week 2026 will be This is My Place.
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Read more about Findel and Place2Be's partnership for Children's Mental Health Week 2025.
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The theme for Children’s Mental Health Week 2025 was ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’ and we encouraged children, young people and…
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Get in touch
If you've got a question about the week, any fundraising, or would like to let us know how you're taking part, get in touch with us!
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