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Mental Health - Children and Young People

Local Renfrewshire resources
  • Lifelink –  www.lifelink.org.uk/youth/one-to-one/ – counselling for young people on issues such as well-being, feelings, stress, relationships, health, emotions, coping skills, anger and conflict, peer support and exam stress. Speak to pastoral care staff or a teacher at your school who can refer you into the service.
  • Crisis counselling – www.crisiscounselling.co.uk – counselling service in Erskine. Specialist counsellors trained to work with children and young people affected by many issues. You can self-refer on 0141 812 8474 or email info@crisiscounselling.co.uk
  • School nurse –support young people affected by mental health issues e.g. related to bereavement, parental separation. Referral can be done by School or by the GP.
  • Women and children first – https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/Womenadandchildrenfirst – provide support to women and children who have experienced rape, sexual assault, physical abuse, harassment and/or child sexual abuse regardless of where or when this happened. You can self refer on 0300 300 0345
  • www.youngminds.org.uk – UK’s leading charity for looking after the emotional health of young people. Excellent website with helpful resources and advice for both the young person and their parent/carer. There is a separate Parent helpline 0808 802 5544 (9.30am to 4pm Monday to Friday)
  • www.themix.org.uk – UK based charity. Free, confidential support for anyone under 25y. Offer support on wide range of issues such as self harm, sex and relationships, mental health, bullying, drugs, finding a job, money, housing problems, work and study, crime and safety , travel and lifestyle.  Can chat online or phone 0808 808 4994 or chat by email. Available 24/7 365 days/year.
  • www.childline.org.uk – UK based charity, anyone under 18 can confidentially call, email or chat online 1 to 1 with on online advisor about any problem. Freephone 24h helpline 0800 1111 or sign up for a childline account online to be able to message a counsellor any time without using your own email address.
  • www.kooth.com  run by XenZone (a provider of online mental health services for children, young people and adults). Kooth is an online counselling and emotional well-being platform for children and young people, accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop and free to use. Register online to sign in and access it. Only seems to be available now in England
  • Prevention of young suicide – Papyrus. –national confidential helpline for young people <35 at risk of suicide or someone worried about a young person. 08000684141 or 07786209697 10am to 10pm Monday to Friday 2pm to 10pm weekends or email pat@papyrus-uk.org
  • https://healthtalk.org/young-people/ – useful information and video clips of other people’s experiences including mental health problems
  • www.stem4.org.uk – Supporting teenage mental health. This is a useful website with advice for young people, their friends and family/carers about teenage mental health including issues such as eating disorders, self-harm, depression and anxiety, addiction.
  • https://gozen.com/ – programs although they do cost money they have a helpful facebook page that gives helpful tips and advice.

For children/young people:

  • Feeding the anxiety gremlin (Kate Collins-Donnelly) – there are 2 books, one aimed at children aged 5-9y and one at children aged 10y and over.
  • Stopping the pain: a workbook for teens who cut and self injure (Lawrence E Shapiro)
  • What to do when you worry too much – a kid’s guide to overcoming anxiety (Dawn Huebner and Bonnie Matthews) – self-help book aimed at 6-12 year olds and their parents.
  • The huge bag of worries (Virginia Ironside) – aimed at anxious children aged 3-8 years
  • Am I depressed and what can I do about it? (Shirley Reynolds) * – age appropriate self-help guide aimed at young people aged 13-17 who are experiencing low mood and depression
  • Anxiety Relief for Teens by Regine Galanti
  • Hello Happy! Be Brave! Stay Strong! A series of books by Stephanie Clarkson and Dr Sharie Coombs – colouring drawing mindfulness activity books – excellent for younger children or for older ones who enjoy creativity
  • Ten minutes to better health – a step by step guide for teens using CBT and mindfulness by Dr Lee David – This book covers everything from dealing with anxiety and worry and building your confidence to creating healthy life habits and positive relationships
  • For parents/carers:
  • Helping your anxious child: a step by step guide for parents – 2009 edition (Ronald Rapee) – strategies and techniques to help parents help children with separation anxiety, general anxiety, social anxiety, specific phobia, panic disorder.
  • A volcano in my tummy: Helping children to handle anger (Eliane Whitehouse) – A resource book for parents, caregivers and teachers
  • How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk (Adele Faber) – effective step by step techniques for parents to help improve their relationships with their children
  • How to talk so teens will listen and listen so teens will talk (Adele Faber) – practical advice for parents and teens
  • When your kids push your buttons and what you can do about it (Bonnie Harris) – advice on how to end the cycle of action and reaction between you and your child.
  • Parenting a child who has intense emotions: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills to help your child regular emotional outbursts and aggressive behaviours (Pat Harvey) – guide to de-escalating your child’s emotions and helping your child express feelings in productive ways
  • Overcoming your child’s fears and worries: A self-help guide using Cognitive behavioural techniques (Cathy Cresswell) – teaches parents how to use cognitive behavioural techniques with their children.
  • Teenage depression – a CBT guide for parents (Shirley Reynolds) – companion book to * above. Looks at the issues from a parent’s point of view with advice about what to look out for and strategies to help.
  • For children/young people:
  • Feeding the anxiety gremlin (Kate Collins-Donnelly) – there are 2 books, one aimed at children aged 5-9y and one at children aged 10y and over.
  • Stopping the pain: a workbook for teens who cut and self injure (Lawrence E Shapiro)
  • What to do when you worry too much – a kid’s guide to overcoming anxiety (Dawn Huebner and Bonnie Matthews) – self-help book aimed at 6-12 year olds and their parents.
  • The huge bag of worries (Virginia Ironside) – aimed at anxious children aged 3-8 years
  • Am I depressed and what can I do about it? (Shirley Reynolds) * – age appropriate self-help guide aimed at young people aged 13-17 who are experiencing low mood and depression
  • Anxiety Relief for Teens by Regine Galanti
  • Hello Happy! Be Brave! Stay Strong! A series of books by Stephanie Clarkson and Dr Sharie Coombs – colouring drawing mindfulness activity books – excellent for younger children or for older ones who enjoy creativity
  • Ten minutes to better health – a step by step guide for teens using CBT and mindfulness by Dr Lee David – This book covers everything from dealing with anxiety and worry and building your confidence to creating healthy life habits and positive relationships

 

  • For parents/carers:
  • Helping your anxious child: a step by step guide for parents – 2009 edition (Ronald Rapee) – strategies and techniques to help parents help children with separation anxiety, general anxiety, social anxiety, specific phobia, panic disorder.
  • A volcano in my tummy: Helping children to handle anger (Eliane Whitehouse) – A resource book for parents, caregivers and teachers
  • How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk (Adele Faber) – effective step by step techniques for parents to help improve their relationships with their children
  • How to talk so teens will listen and listen so teens will talk (Adele Faber) – practical advice for parents and teens
  • When your kids push your buttons and what you can do about it (Bonnie Harris) – advice on how to end the cycle of action and reaction between you and your child.
  • Parenting a child who has intense emotions: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills to help your child regular emotional outbursts and aggressive behaviours (Pat Harvey) – guide to de-escalating your child’s emotions and helping your child express feelings in productive ways
  • Overcoming your child’s fears and worries: A self-help guide using Cognitive behavioural techniques (Cathy Cresswell) – teaches parents how to use cognitive behavioural techniques with their children.
  • Teenage depression – a CBT guide for parents (Shirley Reynolds) – companion book to * above. Looks at the issues from a parent’s point of view with advice about what to look out for and strategies to help.

  • Stay alive – pocket suicide prevention app including safety plan, lifebox to store photos and memories that are important to you, tips for staying safe, breathing exercises
  • Calm Harm – award winning app to help you cope with the urge to self harm
  • Smiling mind – guided meditation
  • SAM –  self-help for anxiety management
  • Headspace – meditation and mindfulness
  • Calm – meditation and help with sleep.
  • Stop Breathe Think – sleep better, breathe more easily and find more calm
  • Bhuddify – meditation and mindfulness

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