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This is a collection of downloadable self-help guides that we really like and hope may be useful to you. Some are aimed at adults but the ideas and suggestions in them can still be relevant for young people and parents. If you click on the image it will automatically download the PDF from its source and the credit will link to the originators main website.
The Anxious Child is a guide for parents about supporting a child experiencing anxiety.
Credit; The Mental Health Foundation
The Little Book of Mindfulness is magazine style guide to using Mindfulness to help with stress and worries.
Credit; Medibank
I Gotta Feeling is a self-help guide for young people to help cope with stress.
Credit; Evidence Based Practice Unit, Anna Freud Centre
Issues with Self-Esteem? is a self-help guide for young people to help cope with low self-esteem.
Credit; Wellbeing Service, South Glasgow
Coping with Self-Harm is a guide for parents and carers to help support young people who use self-harm.
The Good- Night Guide for Children is an advice booklet to help parents deal with sleep difficulties in children.
Credit; The Sleep Council
Trauma and Young People is a publication from the Children Society to help people to understand the impact early trauma can have on a young person'
Credit; The Children's Society
Building Resilience in Young Children is a guide for parents to help improve their child's ability to manage stress and adversity.
Credit; Health Nexus Sante
An Introductory Self-Help Course in CBT is one of many terrific resources from the Get Self Help website.
Credit; Get Self Help
Looking After Myself is a good self help guide designed specifically for young carers but is relevant to all.
Credit; Children's Society
All About Adhd is a helpful resource explaining ADHD to families and young people. Credit; Mental Health Foundation
The How To series is a series of self help guides from the Mental Health Foundation. This one focuses on managing stress.
Credit; Mental Health Foundation
A self-help guide to help manage problems with anger by Moodjuice.
Credit; Moodjuice
Building resilience in children aged 0–12 is a practice guide to promote children’s resilience
Credit; Beyond Blue
A guide for parents to help them support an anxious young person.
Credit; Anxiety UK
Balancing the various demands parents have to cope with isn't easy and all parents can come under pressure or stress from time to time. This guide shares practical advice and tips for positive parenting techniques
Credit; NSPCC
Understanding Autism is one of many great downloads available from the National Autistic Society.
Credit; National Autistic Society
This is a CBT self-help workbook aimed for adults to help with low mood, anxiety and stress.
This is a CBT self-help workbook aimed for students to help manage worries.
Credit; Exeter University
This is another self help guide aimed at students from Exeter University aimed at increasing resilience.
Credit; Exeter University
A self-help guide to help manage anxiety made by Moodjuice
Credit; Moodjuice
This is a guide for parents to help them manage their children's emotions and meltdowns.
Credit; NSPCC
This is a guide to help understand the theory behind CBT and how it helps us with our mental health.
Credit; CAMH
This is a self help guide for parents to help them support their children to develop emotional intelligence.
Credit; Therapy Change
This guide helps to find solutions to our problems in a healthy way.
Credit; Talk Plus
This is a CBT self-help guide aimed at adults to help with depression.
Credit; Rethink Mental Illness
The Truth About Self-Harm is a resource for young people and families about deliberate self-harm. Credit; Mental Health Foundation
This edition of digital parenting is focused on helping to keep young people safe online. Credit; Digital Parenting
This is a detailed self help guide from America that helps parents to support their child through the challenges of Adolescence.
Credit; US Department of Education
This guide called Uniquely Me is written to help parents support their child's self esteem and confidence in their own bodies. Credit; ParentZone
A helpful guide to ADHD written by young people for young people.
Credit; ADHD Foundation
This guide gives advice for parents in supporting young people with ADHD. There are also guides for schools and young people about ADHD. Credit; ADHD & You
Young people on the autistic spectrum may present with difficulties with demand avoidance. This resource helps parents to manage children with such difficulties. Credit; PDA Resource
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This guide is for parents to help them support young children who are being negatively affected by stress. Credit; Psychology Foundation
This resource provides helpful guidance for managing stress and anxiety that may come from global uncertainty such as with the Coronvirus.
Credit: Psychology Tools
This download helps parents support their child to build emotional resilience to adversity.
Emotional regulation is the awareness and understanding of one’s emotions, their impact on behaviour, and the ability to manage those emotions in a positive way. This booklet helps parents support the development of emotional regulation in their child.
Credit; SRHD
This is a resource that helps parents to support young people suffering with OCD.
This is a helpful download from the Royal College of psychiatrists about coping with life's stressors.
Credit; RCPsych
This booklet provides a practical approach for parents and carers to help their teenagers develop life skills.
Credit; Falkirk Council
This very helpful guide by the CWT is for parents to help them support young people suffering from low mood and depression. Credit; Charlie Waller Trust
Whatever Life Brings is a guide for parents on children's mental health. Credit; Mental Health Foundation
This is a guide for parents and friends who are supporting a young person suffering from an eating disorder.
Credit; Beat
This is a detailed guide to depression that has helpful advice for families about how to best offer support.
Credit; Aware
This guide will answer questions you might have about gender, sexuality and identity Credit; The Proud Trust
This mindful colouring download for young people provides a creative distraction from stress. Credit; Youth Focus
Here is another mindful colouring download with more intricate designs. Credit; Between Sessions
This guide is intended as a general introduction for those recently diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome (TS). Credit; Tourettes Action
This booklet provides information on how to support children and young people when someone close to them has a terminal illness. Credit; Marie Curie
This booklet provides information on how to support children and young people when someone close to them dies. Credit; Marie Curie
This booklet from Sussex Council gives advice to parents when supporting a child who has school avoidance. Credit; Sussex Council
This booklet from Sussex Council gives advice for young people anxious about attending school. Credit; Sussex Council
The Dealing with Distress self-help guide is another of many terrific resources from the Get Self Help website.
Credit; Get Self Help
This helpful booklet gives advice about managing sensory issues that may arise at home.
Credit; Falkirk Council
This booklet gives advice about creating the right home environment for a young person on the autistic spectrum.
Credit; Nottingham Council
This booklet helps explain how complex trauma, in which repeated adverse incidents in childhood, can impact on a young persons mental health.
This download gives advice for schools when supporting a young person that has been affected by trauma.
Credit; NCTSN
This guide is to help parents support young people on the autistic spectrum who are anxious about attending school.
Credit; Autism Education Trust
This is a terrific guide that helps understand the impact that early developmental trauma can have on a young person and how it can impact on subsequent emotional and behaviour challenges.
Credit; Beacon House
A self-help resource for young people, parents and professionals about nonepileptic attack disorder.
Credit; Neurokid
This booklet from the USA is the first of 2 parts which explains the impact of trauma in an education setting and advice to aid schools to be more trauma sensitive.
Credit; Trauma Sensitive Schools
This is a guide for young people to create a self-care plan by the Anna Freud Centre.
Credit; Anna Freud Centre
This is a guide for using social media by the Anna Freud Centre. Credit; Anna Freud Centre
This is a guide for helping other people by the Anna Freud Centre.
Credit; Anna Freud Centre
A self-help guide to help manage problems with Social Anxiety by Moodjuice.
Credit; Moodjuice
This is a guide for parents and carers to help young people manage their worries by the Anna Freud Centre.
Credit; Anna Freud Centre
This guide shares some of the latest research looking at how brain changes following trauma can affect a child’s social world.
Credit; UK Trauma Council