Heads Up! A toolkit of sessions to run with young people to promote mental health & emotional well-being

Promoting emotional well-being should be at the heart of all work with young people. The sessions in this toolkit aim to:

• Build resilience in young people so that they are better equipped to deal with the challenges that come their way
• Raise awareness of mental health, the stigma that surrounds it and how best to respond
• Address particular issues which may affect young people’s emotional well-being
• Encourage young people to reach out for support if they need it.

Contents:

PART ONE INTRODUCTION
Acknowledgements
Foreword
About the toolkit
Accreditation

PART TWO SESSION PLANS
Promoting emotional well-being
Mental health awareness
Looking after yourself
Supporting friends
Reaching out
Drugs and alcohol
Self-harm
Dealing with anger
Food and mood
Managing stress
Healthy relationships
Thinking and feeling
When bad things happen

PART THREE FURTHER RESOURCES
Useful contacts and resources

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