Children’s Mental Health Week - 5 to 11 February 2024 - Camden Rise

Children’s Mental Health Week, from 5 to 11 February, is celebrating its 10th year and organisers hope to encourage more people than ever to support the campaign to ensure no child or young person has to face a mental health problem alone.

This year's theme is ‘My Voice Matters’. Place2Be wants to empower children and young people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to work together to create a positive change for their mental health and wellbeing.

• Find Children's Mental Health Week 2024 resources for children and young people of all ages and parents and carers
• Kooth offers free, safe and anonymous online wellbeing and mental health support for young people aged 11 to 18
• Brandon Centre is a place for young people in Camden aged under 25 to get help with personal challenges from people who are professionally trained. The counselling and psychotherapy service is free and confidential
• Every Mind Matters gives helpful tips to support children and young people to stay mentally healthy
• Young Minds provides young people with tools to look after their mental health and empower parents, and adults who work with young people, to be the best support they can be to the young people in their lives
• Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, anonymous text support service
• Youth wellbeing project on Hampstead Heath. This programme aims to promote mental wellbeing by giving participants a chance to engage with nature on Hampstead Heath. You'll take part in activities, such as hands-on conservation sessions, nature-based art activities and forest-school style experiences. Find out more here
• NCL Waiting Room is a new NHS website, packed with emotional wellbeing and mental health information and resources, which aims to help young people and families, as well as professionals working with them, to find support. NCL Waiting Room aims to be a 'one-stop shop' for information on mental health services, community groups, emotional wellbeing and self-care resources. It allows young people and their parents or carers to search for, filter and share resources based on their needs and preferences.