My Dad Has Depression: Poster for Kids
This leaflet is a supportive mental health resource for children whose father has depression. It explains parental depression in simple, reassuring language and answers common worries children have, such as blame, love, and change in behaviour. The resource supports children’s emotional wellbeing by normalising feelings, reducing anxiety, and encouraging safe conversations with trusted adults. It is suitable for social workers, schools, counsellors, and families looking for child focused printable PDF posters on parental mental illness, childhood emotional support, and family mental health education.
My Mum Has Depression: Poster for Children
This resource is a clear, child friendly poster about depression in children. It helps children understand what depression is, how it can affect feelings, thoughts, and behaviour, and reassures them that they are not alone. The poster is suitable for use by social workers, schools, parents, carers, and other professionals supporting children’s mental health. It supports emotional wellbeing, early identification of childhood depression, and open conversations about feelings. The tool is easy to understand, visually engaging, and appropriate for use in homes, schools, and therapeutic settings.
Someone I Know Has Depression: Information Sheet for Children
This child-friendly information sheet supports children to understand depression when someone important in their life is affected. It explains what depression is in clear, simple language, describes common changes a child might notice, and reassures them that it is not their fault and that the person still cares about them. It is suitable for children who have a brother or sister (sibling), grandparent, aunt or uncle, carer or foster carer, another adult in the family, a teacher or school staff member, or another important adult or older young person with depression, and it encourages children to talk to a trusted adult about how they are feeling.
