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There is a wealth of useful advice, guidance and support available which may be helpful to understand and support the emotional wellbeing and mental health for children and young people, families and professionals. These resources are regularly updated and added to, so we would recommend you revisit them regularly.

Please note: Essex County Council and the authors of this page do not hold responsibility for the content of these resources or for others signposting this information to their service users. These are regulated by external sources not mandated by the Local Authority. It is the user's responsibility to research the resources and evaluate their appropriateness prior to using them themselves or recommending and signposting to others. 

• Finding the Right Help from the Right People - An Overview for Schools/Settings 

The following documents provide a range of useful resources and signposting. These have been collated by themes:

​Directories, Newsletters, Consultations and Essex Based Early Intervention

• ​Essex Director​ies and N​ewsletter Subscriptions​​
  

• Essex Based School/Setting Consultations​ 

• Essex Based Mental Health Support for CYP​
  

• Essex Based Early Intervention Service Offers​  

Whole School/Setting Approaches

• Staff Wellbeing & Support ​
  

• Framework and Strategy​ 
  

• Resources​ 
  

• Early Years​ 
  

• Schools​ 
  

• Family Support​ 
  

• Training​ 
  

• Transitions​  

Supporting Presenting Needs

• General Information​
  

• ADHD​ 
  

• Anti-racism​ 
  

• Anxiety​ 
  

• Bereavement​ 
  

• Disordered Eating/Eating Disorders​ 
  

• Exam & Assessment Stress​ 
  

• Functional Neurological Disorders​​

• LGBTQI+​  ​

• ​Medication Explained​ 

• Mental Health Jargon Buster​ 
  

• Relationships, Health & Sex Education​ 
  

• Resilience ​
  

• Self-injury/self-harm​ 
  

• Suicidal thoughts, feelings, and actions ​
  

• Trauma​ 
  

• Violence & Vulnerability​ 
  

Advice for Children and Young People

• General Mental Health Advice​ 
  

• Support Services & Helpline ​
  

• Interventions​
  

• Advocates & Peer Support ​

• Suicidal thoughts feelings & behaviours 
  

• ​Healthy Relationships​ 
  

• Disordered Eating/Eating Disorders ​
  

• Drug & Alcohol Misuse​ 
  

• Health​ 
  

• Anxiety​ 
  

• Self-regulation ​
  

• Self-care​ 
  

• Exams ​
  

• Transitions ​
  

​Advice for Families

• Supporting Adults, Children and Young People at Christmas​​
  

• General Resources ​
  

• Early Years Specific​ 
  

• Self-injury/Self-harm​ 
  

• Primary Age Specific ​
  

• Secondary Age Specific​ 
  

• Post 16 Specific ​

• Training/Coaching​ 
  

• Helplines ​
  

• Bereavement​ 
  

• Suicidal Thoughts, Feelings & Actions​ 

• SEND​ 
  

• Disordered Eating & Eating Disorders​ 

• Transitions​
  

• Exams​ 

• LGBTQI+ ​