Families
Children’s Mental Health Week 2025 will take place from 3 - 9 February 2025.
As parents and carers, you play an important role in your child’s mental health. Every year, Place2Be experts create free resources to help you support your child's wellbeing from home.
Make sure you sign up to be the first to hear our updates about Children's Mental Health Week 2025, including when our resources for next year are available!
In the meantime, our resources for families from Children's Mental Health Week 2024 are still available for you to download and use.
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Top tips for families
How can you support your child’s mental health? We asked children and young people what they want – and need – from their families.
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What matters to you? Activity for 4-11 year olds
Developed by Place2Be‘s Art Room team for 4-11 year olds, this activity encourages children to think about, and share, what matters to them.
What matters to you? Activity for 4-11 year olds
What matters to you? Activity for 11-14 year olds
Developed by Place2Be‘s Art Room team for 11-14 year olds, this activity encourages young people to consider what matters to them in their day to day life, and in the wider world.
What matters to you? Activity for 11-14 year olds
Celebrate The Day! Video for 2-5 year olds
Created by Sesame Workshop, and featuring Place2Be Ambassador YolanDa Brown, this video encourages children to celebrate themselves, others and what makes them happy.
Watch Celebrate The Day
BAFTA In Conversation With video series
BAFTA Young Presenters Jeriah Kibusi and Precious Assah sit down with film, TV, and sports stars to reflect on this year’s theme ‘My Voice Matters’.
Watch the BAFTA In Conversation With videos
Top tips for children
Created in partnership with Beano, primary school pupils share their tips on how children like them can look after their mental health.
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Top tips for young people
Secondary / high school students share their advice on how other young people can look after their mental health.
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Advice for parents and carers
Parenting Smart
Practical advice and tried and tested tips for parents and carers of primary-age children, developed by Place2Be’s mental health experts.
Go to Parenting Smart site
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