Every Mind Matters: website dedicated to helping individuals with their mental health

• They have a webpage for information on feeling low
  • Includes helpful advice
  • Tips to improve your mood
  • Educational videos
• Link: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/low-mood/

Young Minds: dedicated to mental health support

• In their feelings and symptoms page you can find out more about mental health symptoms, how to cope, and where to get help
• They have sections on: bullying, abuse, anger, body image, eating problems, exam stress, grief and loss, problems with school
• Link: https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/feelings-and-symptoms/

Teen Health:

• Why am I in such a bad mood? Tips and information that can help you understand the way you are feeling
• Link: https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/bad-mood.html

Kids Health:

• General information about depression: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/depression.html?WT.ac=ctg#catthought
• The children’s society: Mental health advice for young people, by young people
  • Informational page on loneliness: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/mental- health-advice-for-children-and-young-people/loneliness

Anna Freud: On my mind—aims to empower young people to make informed choices about their mental health and wellbeing

• Contains…
  • Wellbeing directory to find services near you
  • Self-care webpage with strategies to help when you are feeling low or anxious
  • 24/7 text support for young people in the UK
• Link: https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/

NHS Inform

• Self-help guide based on cognitive behavioral therapy for individuals with mild- moderate symptoms of depression
• The guide takes around 30-40 minutes
• Link: https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/mental-health/mental- health-self-help-guides/depression-self-help-guide

Mind:

• Webpage on loneliness: information on loneliness, how to manage it and useful contacts
  • Link: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday- living/loneliness/about-loneliness/
• Webpage on depression: information about symptoms, causes, self-care, treatment and useful contacts
  • Link: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health- problems/depression/about-depression/
• Webpage for young people: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/for- children-and-young-people/

Child Line

• It has a calm zone with calming activities to help if you’re feeling anxious or overwhelmed
  • Contains breathing exercises, yoga, relaxation games coping videos etc.
  • Link: https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/calm-zone/
• Also, provides you with a mood journal once you sign in and make an account which helps you track your mood
  • Link: https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/mood-journal/
• Why People Feel Lonely: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your- feelings/feelings-emotions/loneliness-isolation/

• Depression and feeling sad: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your- feelings/feelings-emotions/depression-feeling-sad/

The mix: support for under 25s

• Have a range of articles written by professionals and other young people on several topics
  • Articles relating to depression: https://www.themix.org.uk/mental- health/depression-mental-health

Good Thinking provides digital mental health support for London.

• Includes NHS approved apps, guides, workbooks, podcasts and blogs
• Relating to different mental health difficulties such as low mood, anxiety, sleep, and stress
• Main page: https://www.good-thinking.uk/

Samaritans: an organization that offers help and advice with one to one contact

• Reach them over the phone (116 123) for free
• By email: jo@samaritans.org
• Write a letter: to Chris, PO Box 9090 Stirling FK8 2SA
• Find the Branch closest to you
• The service is confidential except in situations where their safeguarding policy means they need to tell someone (eg. emergencies)
  • Your number is not displayed
  • By phone try to respond right away
  • By email aim to respond within 24hr
  • Phone lines open 24/7
  • You can speak to them about any concerns that you have
• Link: https://www.samaritans.org/

Elefriends: supportive online community-if you’re struggling to cope you can find support, share tips and experiences and chat to others that are in the same position to you

• No commitment
• Professionals are there to help
• You can sign up with your email

• Link: https://www.elefriends.org.uk/

Mind:

• Helpline: 0300 123 3393, info@mind.og.uk, PO Box 75225, London E15 9FS
  • You can talk to them about any mental health problem, where to get help near you, treatment options etc.
• • Call charges depend on the phone provider

Kooth: a free, safe and anonymous online support for young people

• A chatting support service Open from Monday-Friday 12pm-10pm and Saturday-Sunday 6pm-10pm
• Must make an account to access the website but the username can be anonymous
• Link: https://www.kooth.com/

Child line: online and on the phone information and support about mental health in children and adolescents

• Phone: 0800 1111
• Free private confidential service for anyone under the age of 19 in the UK with any issues big or small
• Counsellors are trained staff and volunteers
• Link: https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/

CALM: Campaign against living miserable—a movement against suicide in males

• Have a free and confidential helpline and webchat that run for 7hr a day 7 days a week for anyone who needs to talk about life’s problems
  • Phone: 0800 58 58 58 from 5pm-midnight all year round
  • And online chat: https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/webchat/
• Link: https://www.thecalmzone.net/

Papyrus: prevention of young suicide

• Helpline: 0800 068 41 41
• Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
• They provide confidential support and advice to young people struggling with thoughts of suicide
• Conduct suicide prevention projects
• Link: https://papyrus-uk.org/what-we-do/

The mix: support for under 25s

• Phone: 0808 808 4994
• They have a 1-2-1 chat and a crisis messenger
• Link: https://www.themix.org.uk/

Youth Access: national membership organization for young people’s information, advice, and counselling services.

• Local services around Redbridge: https://www.youthaccess.org.uk/services/find-your- local-service?loc=RM6+4XH
• Current projects: https://www.youthaccess.org.uk/our-work/our-work
• Main website: https://www.youthaccess.org.uk/

For Ages 3-8

• My many-colored days by Dr. Seuss—recommended by the Child Mind Institute
• In my heart: a book of feelings by Jo Witek—recommended by the Child Mind Institute
• My Quiet Ship by Hallee Adelman—recommended by the National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Sadly the Owl by Linnie von Sky recommended by the National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Can I catch it like a cold? Coping with a parent’s depression (for ages 4-8) by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health—recommended by the Child Mind Institute
• BlueLoon by Julia Cook (depression-for children ages 5-8) recommended by the National Alliance on Mental Illness

For Ages 9-12

• Meh by Deborah Malcolm recommended by the National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Brianna and the Blue Monster: A Cognitive Behavioral Story for Children with Depression by Patience Domowski—recommended by the National Alliance on Mental Illness
• I Had a Black Dog by Matthew Johnstone—recommended by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America

o ISBN: 9781845295899

• Available in Redbridge Libraries: https://llc.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/redbridge/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$ 002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:144290/one?qu=9781845295899&lm=REDBRIDGE

• Little Parachutes picture books about depression https://www.littleparachutes.com/category/issues/depression-family/
• Little parachutes picture books about loneliness https://www.littleparachutes.com/tag/loneliness/

For Adolescents

• Am I Depressed and What Can I Do About It? A CBT self-help guide for teenagers experiencing low mood and depression by Shirley Reynolds and Monika Parkinson

o ISBN: 9781472114532

• Available in Redbridge Libraries: https://llc.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/redbridge/search/results?qu=9781472114532 &te=&lm=REDBRIDGE

• Teenage Depression-A CBT Guide for Parents: Help your child beat their low mood by Shirley Reynolds and Monika Parkinson

·Stuff That Sucks: Accepting what you can’t change and committing to what you can by Ben Sedle

o ISBN: 9781472120533

• Available in Redbridge Libraries: https://llc.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/redbridge/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$ 002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:113144/one?qu=9781472120533&lm=REDBRIDGE

• Michael Rosen’s Sad Book by Michael Rosen-a book about grief, loss, and sadness recommended by The Compassionate Friends

o ISBN: 9781406313161

• Available in Redbridge Libraries: https://llc.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/redbridge/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$ 002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1696721/one?qu=9781406313161&lm=REDBRIDGE

• Monochrome Days: A First-Hand Account of One Teenager’s Experience with Depression by Cair Irwin and Dwight L. Evans (for teenagers) recommended by the University of Pennsylvania
• When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens by Bev Cobain recommended by Cascade Mental Health Center
• My family divided: one girl’s journey of home, loss, and hope (for ages 12+) by Diane Guerro—recommended by the Child Mind Institute
• Young Minds books about Depression: https://youngminds.org.uk/shop/depression/c- 23/p-174/

For Children

• COMPMI: How it feels to have depression-information for kids, teens, and young people https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQbvzSxNDtY
  • What is it about? Describes how a person feels when they are depressed

·Anxiety and depression in kids: healthy head to toe by Oregonian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZgMvyRkaI4

• What is it about? Other children talk about stress, anxiety and depression

·What causes anxiety and depression-Inside out by Mind Set

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNsTy-j_sQs

• What is it about? This video gives an easy explanation to what causes depression and anxiety using the popular pixar movie Inside Out.

·Alfred and Shadow-A short story about emotions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJOjpprbfeE&list=PLpPEIbtsbhpIVR58gh-lH-

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• What is this about? Alfred experiences a lot of emotions that his good friend Joy support him through.

For Adolescents

• Child Mind Institute: Stories Hannah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evnmXd5roDA

• What is it about? Hannah talks about her journey struggling with depression and anxiety and explains how going to therapy helped her change her life around

• Childline: feeling unhappy, sad or depressed?

https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/videos/depression/

• What is it about? This creative video talks you through how one girl feels unhappy and sad and how ChildLine can help you feel less alone

• Childline: bottling up emotions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O3gVyfAvac
  • What is it about? This video is a conversation around how it can be hard to talk about your emotions, but bottling them up can make things more difficult
• Childline: Loneliness and isolation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuXqiTF- wG0&t=1s
  • What is it about? This vide is a conversation around feeling lonely and offers encouragement to anyone struggling with these emotions
• Alfred and Shadow-A Short Story about Self-Criticism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP7R_WIm6-M
  • What is it about? This is a small educational video that shows how our inner critic can make us feel ashamed of who we are and make us feel lonely and down.

• NHS Go: confidential health advice and information service for 16-25yr old’s
• Blue Ice (recommended by the NHS): free to download—evidence-based app to help young people manage their emotions and reduce urges to self-harm
  • Includes mood diary, toolbox, of evidence-based techniques
  • https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/blueice/
• Calm Harm (recommended by NHS): free to download—designed to help people resit or manage urge to self-harm https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/calm-harm/
• Catch it (recommended by NHS): helps you learn to manage feelings like anxiety and depression by looking at problems in different ways https://www.nhs.uk/apps- library/catch-it/
• Chill panda (recommended by NHS) helps to learn to relax manage worries and improve wellbeing https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/chill-panda/
• Ieso (recommended by NHS): online course using instant messaging for people with mental health problems (confidential and puts you in touch with therapist trained in CBT) https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/ieso/
• Mee Two (recommended by NHS): provides safe and secure forum for teenagers wanting to discuss any issues affecting their lives https://www.nhs.uk/apps- library/meetwo/
• Silver cloud (recommended by NHS): online course to help manage stress, anxiety, and depression https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/silvercloud/

D:OTSD – Depression: Online Therapy Study: research study testing a new online treatment for young people with depression

• The study is organized by the Anna Freud Centre in London
• It is for young people aged 16-18 who are feeling depressed
• The treatment is an online self-guided program called Internet-Based Psychodynamic Therapy (I-PDT) and contains 8 chapters available weekly with different texts, videos, and exercises
  • You will also have a therapeutic support worker who provides feedback and who you can text-chat with online for up to 30 min a week
• For more information on the study and to enroll please visit https://www.iterapi.se/sites/dots/public/1-welcome

Child Mind Institute:

• Parenting a depressed teenager

• General information about depression in adolescents, tips to talking to your child, information on treatments and advice on how to take care of yourself while taking care of your child
• Link: https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-your-depressed-teenager/

• Mood disorders in teenage girls
  • Link: https://childmind.org/article/mood-disorders-and-teenage-girls/

Healthy children.org

• Adolescent depression: what parents can do to help—contains information, videos, links, and more to support your child
• Link: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/emotional- problems/Pages/Childhood-Depression-What-Parents-Can-Do-To-Help.aspx

Young Minds:

• Supporting your child with depression: https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for- parents/parents-guide-to-support-a-z/parents-guide-to-support-depression/
  • Contains general information and a full online guide
    • Link: https://youngminds.org.uk/media/3678/depression-updated-dec- 2019.pdf
• Young Minds also has a parental helpline at 0808 802 5544 which is open Monday- Friday from 9:30am-4pm.
• Parents Lounge: Once a month, experts from the Parents Helpline answer your questions on a chosen topic live on Facebook. Joined by mental health professionals or experts in the field, they share their top tips, advice and next steps you can take
  • Link: https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/parents-lounge/
• Video: Discussing depression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQLfJKOsdP0

NHS:

• Depression in children and teenagers: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety- depression/children-depressed-signs/
• Understanding depression and low mood in children and young people: contains useful information about general symptoms and what you, as a parent/carer can do to help https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/services/understanding-depression-and-low-mood-in- children-and-young-people/
• Talking to children about feelings: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety- depression/talking-to-children-about-feelings/

National alliance of mental illness:

• 5 things you can do to help your child with depression : https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/December-2018/5-Things-You-Can-Do-to- Help-Your-Child-with-Depression

Action for children:

• Tips for parents about dealing with a child that is lonely: https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/how-to-help/support-our-campaigns/jo-cox- commission-on-loneliness/tips-for-parents/

Anna Freud Centre:

• Recognizing early signs of depression
• Link: https://www.annafreud.org/insights/blogs/2018/09/recognising-early-signs-of- depression/

The Whole Child

• Child Depression Ages 6-12: with information regarding how to spot the signs of depression, what parents/carers can do, and more
• Link: https://www.thewholechild.org/parent-resources/age-6-12/child-depression-ages- 6-12/

Huffington Post

• 8 Steps for Parents Who are Worried Their Child Is Lonely: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lonely-children-how-to-help- parents_uk_58f5f7dce4b0da2ff8630cd1?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93 d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAC0SA_w_yf2CaSyxpg- d7Q8STh3fPeBOlnPIJ_a_YvFn3X2jSgyH80q4S80W6MzeXGNo6K-VbQedUIFcL1ZYIB6- wZU7cfSPFKeKTHDXLr2Sykb3gYyxv6KKIXHDer33BBENvVDslnWweZhkAJPlExs49Chl4Wdz CeqTE0HzGxFo

Charlie Waller Memorial Trust

• Extended parent’s guide to depression contains information and advice for helping your child deal with depression including how to spot the signs, and specifics on suicide and self-harm
• Link: https://www.cwmt.org.uk/parents-guide

Understood

• Why Kids Who Learn and Think Differently Might Feel Lonely: https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/managing-feelings/loneliness- sadness-isolation/how-loneliness-can-impact-kids-who-learn-and-think-differently

Mental Help.net

• Loneliness in Young Children: with infomration and tips on how helping your child overcome loneliness as well as its consequences and contributing factors
• Link:  https://www.mentalhelp.net/child-development/loneliness-in-young-children/

Edu Care

• Online Guide “Supporting children and young people with loneliness” https://www.educare.co.uk/Media/Supporting%20children%20and%20young%20peopl e%20with%20loneliness.pdf

Royal College of Psychiatrists

• Dperession in young people-helping children to cope: for parents and carers: provides basic information about the symptoms and effects of depression in children and adoelscents and gives practical advice on how to get help for your child
• Link: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/parents-and-young- people/information-for-parents-and-carers/depression-in-young-people---helping- children-to-cope-for-parents-and-carers
• Teenage Depression: A CBT Guide for Parents by Shirley Reynolds and Monika Parkinson
• Can I Tell you About Depression? A Guide for Friends, Family, and Professionals by Christopher Dowrisk, Susan Martin, Mile Medaglia, and Paula Dowrick

o ISBN: 9781849055635

• Available in Redbridge Libraries: https://llc.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/redbridge/search/results?qu=9781849055635 &te=&lm=REDBRIDGE

• Rescuing your Teenager from Depression byNorman T. Berlinger

·The Disappearing Girl: Learning the Language of Teenage Depression by Lisa Machoian

• Raising Depression-Free Children: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention and Early Intervention by Kathleen Hockey

• Online guide: Parent Handbook on Childhood and Teen Depression by Erika’s Light House https://www.erikaslighthouse.org/wp- content/uploads/2019/05/EL_ParentHandbook2019.pdf
  • Audio book version: https://www.audible.co.uk/?ref=Adbl_ip_rdr_from_US&source_code=AUK30DF T1BkWS0826159058&ipRedirectFrom=US&ipRedirectOriginalURL=pd%2FSelf- Development%2FParent-Handbook-on-Childhood-and-Teen-Depression-Second- Edition-Audiobook%2FB073SCK7PM%3Fqid%3D1503427732%26sr%3D1- 1%26ref%3Da_search_c4_1_1_srTtl

Mentally Healthy School (in collaboration with the Anna Freud Center):

• Low Mood or Depression: with tips about how to spot the signs https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/mental-health-needs/low-mood-or- depression/low-mood-or-depression/
• Video by Dr. Peter Fuggle on low mood in children and young people offers expert advice for schools
  • Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcCksFh5l70
• Video by Dr. Rosylyn Law on depression-a consultant Clinical Psychologist explains how school staff can support adolescents who may be suffering from depression.
  • Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eYNV-zCXw0

Mind Ed: a free educational e-learning resource for professionals on children and young people’s mental health. The sessions aim to help staff better understand how mental difficulties may affect children and how to support them

• Session on Sad, Bored, or Isolated: https://www.minded.org.uk/Component/Details/445667
• Session on depression: https://www.minded.org.uk/Component/Details/445667

ASCD

• Responding to a Student’s Depression: contains general information on recognizing signs of depression in a student, as well as helpful tips on how to help students when dealing with depression
• Link: http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational- leadership/oct10/vol68/num02/Responding-to-a-Student%27s-Depression.aspx