Mental Health Support
At Cradle Hill we strongly believe that all children should have positive support for their mental health and well being. This page outlines resources and useful guides for parents and carers.
A link is provided below to a useful guide for parents/carers, giving top tips and hints about how best to talk about mental health with your children.
My Voice Matters - Mental Health Tips for Parents
East Sussex Mental Health Support team provide support and advice for young people, parents and carers.
We are pleased to inform you that the MHST team can now be found on social media! Social media has become an increasingly important way of reaching out to young people.
Their main aim is share self-help resources and information on mental health and wellbeing, from their own team and other relevant organisations.
The Mental Health Support team will also share content for parents when appropriate, but hopefully parents and carers will find all the content helpful.
Details of their social media presence can be found below:
Young People in East Sussex – on Twitter, @YoungPeople_ES
Young People in East Sussex – on Facebook, @YoungPeople.ESussex
Young People in East Sussex - on Instagram, @youngpeople_esussex
Useful resources from Me and My Mind
Alongside the resources below, Me and My Mind run a wealth of webinars for parents/carers which can be really useful.
This area will show all documents uploaded to the /docs/MHST_ folder.
Documents in folders containing the word 'letter' or 'minute' are listed in the order they were uploaded, most recent upload at the top. Otherwise, documents are listed alphabetically.
- 5 4 3 2 1 Grounding
- 5 Ways to Wellbeing
- Distraction
- Grounding
- Mental Health Flyer CH
- Safe Space Visualisation
- Self Soothing
- Sleep Hygiene
- Top tips for families
- Understanding Anxiety AW
Anxiety
Anxiety is always a hot topic amongst parents and carers. There are some helpful links below which offer some techniques and tips for you to support your child during times of worry.
How to deal with unhelpful thoughts
How to tackle anxiety - breathing techniques
Fight, Flight or Freeze - Anxiety explained for teens
Sleep
It is so important that we all get a good night's sleep before a busy school day. Routine is key to sleep, regular bed times, regular bed time routines and activities. See below for a helpful guide.
