Mental health awareness

Mental health resources to encourage conversation and raise awareness about the importance of mental health

Tes Resources Team

Mental Health Awareness Resources

Resources to start conversations and raise awareness about the importance of mental health

With Mental Health Awareness Week commencing on May 15, it's a good time to start conversations and help your students understand the importance of mental health. From teacher guides to lesson activities, we have selected a range of resources that may help to spark some important conversations around mental health.

Resources for primary and secondary

Activities for exploring feelings
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Activities for exploring feelings

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The three activities outlined in this resource are designed to help children explore their emotions and feelings, and think about the situations that might trigger those emotions. The activities included in this resource are: - an emotion exploration activity sheet - a matching pairs activity, wher...
Emotion wheel
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Emotion wheel

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The emotion wheel can be used with children of all ages who are struggling to express their current feelings. By identifying an image they can convey their current feelings. Using the wheel regularly throughout the day will help children and young people see the changing nature of their feelings and...
Anxiety thermometer
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Anxiety thermometer

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Using a feelings thermometer is a great tool to help children recognise what feelings they might be experiencing in any given moment. A useful strategy to help children deal with anxiety is for them to become aware of what level their anxiety is. If they can develop an understanding of their anxiet...
We all have mental health
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families

We all have mental health

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This animation and accompanying teacher toolkit is aimed at Key stage 3 secondary school pupils (Years 7-9). They were developed in collaboration with young people, teachers and mental health experts. The animation aims to give young people of this age: * Consistent and accessible language to talk ...
Resilience Activity
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Resilience Activity

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This is a resource for explaining and improving resilience in young people. The activity helps explains the concept of resilience in a child-friendly way by providing a tea pot analogy. Objectives: 1. Improve awareness of what resilience is. 2. Help young people understand stress and coping stra...
What is Mental Health?
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What is Mental Health?

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Often when we talk about mental health, people immediately think of the negative aspects of certain mental health disorders, such as depression or self-harm. But just like physical health, people can have good mental health or have problems that they need help to overcome. It is important to rememb...

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