Parents, Carers and Teachers – other resources
NHS Highland’s Health Information and Resources Service (HIRS)http://healthyhighlanders.co.uk/HPAC carries a range of resources, such as games, training packs and displays . Anyone who lives or works within Highland can order these, or download them from the links on the HIRS site. Leaflets don’t have to be returned.
All you have to do is register on the web site then order any relevant titles.
Following the Netflix release of 13 Reasons Why in 2017, many mental health, suicide prevention, and education experts from around the world expressed a common concern about the series’ graphic content and portrayal of difficult issues facing youth. Resources and tools to address these concerns were quickly and widely disseminated in an effort to help parents, educators, clinical professionals and other adults engage in conversations with youth about the themes found in the show. This Tool Kit for Schools, Parents and Clinical Staff has been developed in conjunction with (among others) the Suicide Research Lab at Glasgow Uni.
Anger strategies ball
Fun way to help young people find ways to successfully manage their anger. Whoever catches the ball reads one of the statements which is followed by a discussion. Catchers might identify an anger warning sign or describe a way to manage anger positively.
A toolkit developed to assist youth workers, when using digital approaches to youth mental health. It includes practical information, case studies, online resources and reflection material for anyone interested in learning more about new technology, health and wellbeing.
BEAT Eating Disorders
Beat (https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/) offer a wide range of both phone and online support to anyone affected by an eating disorder (parent/carers, people with an eating disorder, teachers who are worried about a pupil etc
Bob tells all
A5-sized book designed to enable a person with a learning disability to open up about his or her experience of sexual abuse.
CARED – SCOTLAND
This package is currently designed for parents and carers of young people (aged up to 25) who have recently received a diagnosis of an eating disorder and are about to or have just started treatment. As a parent or carer, the most important thing to remember is that your loved one having an eating disorder is not your fault.
The package is not designed to be an independent treatment model nor is it in place of professional advice. It is designed to complement existing evidence based treatments provided by specialist eating disorder services and provide additional support for you on your journey. Please consult your clinician if you have any concerns or need further advice.
CARED was funded by the Scottish Governments Technology Enabled Cared Project and is part of the Mental health Strategy in Scotland (2017-2027 – point 22). It is available to access for free at www.caredscotland.co.uk
Change starts with us a toolkit for anti-bullying work led by young people
Whether it is verbal, physical, online or face to face, bullying can have a significant impact on a child’s life well in to adulthood. Bullying strips children of their rights and feelings of control – that is why it is always unacceptable. By making small, simple changes, we can break this cycle and help create a safe environment for everyone.
This resource is designed to help young people (and those working alongside them) to plan anti-bullying work in their schools and communities. At first this might seem like an overwhelming task, but this resource will help outline the steps they could take, and inspire them with lots of examples of where young people have achieved fantastic things across Scotland.
Creating a dementia friendly community – teacher’s resource pack
The purpose of the pack is to provide teachers with information about dementia so that they can teach lessons on the topic and help us create dementia-friendly communities.
Don’t stress game
This game presents children with potentially stressful situations and asks how they would be best handled. There are four decks of cards that teach the following resiliency skills:- *Recognising and reducing unnecessary stress in a child’s environment. *Relaxing and following a healthy lifestyle. *’Talking back’ to irrational anxieties and worries. *Coping with difficult feelings. Includes a CD-ROM which enables the game to be printed off for pupils to take home. For 2-4 players. Ages 6-12 years.
Exploring stigma and discrimination
Training pack consisting of 3 books addressing the problem of stigma, discrimination and resilience towards mental health among black & minority communities. Also available as pdf download.
Feeling blue
A5-sized book that is to help people who get depressed. The story is told in pictures alone to allow for individual interpretation. Readers may choose to draw their own pictures on the blanks pages provided.
Fired up: managing anger and strong feelings
This resource can be used with younger people to stimulate discussion on anger and related issues experienced during adolescence. 30 page workbook containing a 26 min DVD drama of young people in credible situations and reacting to different triggers.
First lessons in coping with stress
First Lessons in Coping With Stress contains an audio CD and a set of support notes which provide the basis for a series of sessions on stress management techniques to help people deal with the ever-increasing pressures in their lives – exams, workloads, etc.
I can get through it
A5-sized book with a story of a woman whose life is disturbed by an act of abuse. She turns into an angry, aggressive person who throws food, wets the bed and has nightmares.
Jenny speaks out
A5-sized book about sexual abuse or rape of a woman called Jenny. It may enable a person with learning difficulties or mental health problems to open up about their experience of sexual abuse.
Smart and angry game
An educational board game designed to teach young people specific skills to help them look objectively at anger-provoking situations. Through the use of cognitive skills children learn to react in a thoughtful, assertive and respectful way.
Stance against homophobic bullying
All you ever need to know about tackling homophobic bullying in schools and youth settings, including: how to develop an anti-homophobic bullying strategy for your school, asessing and addressing staff training needs, curriculum planning etc.
Stigma a guidebook for action
An A4-sized pack designed to explain how discrimination, stigma and social exclusion affect people with mental health problems, what they are, why they matter, where they originate – and to help you develop strategies and actions.
The less stress ball
Helps young people turn everyday tension into fun-filled play. Whever catches the ball reads and discusses the statement such as ’Take five deep breaths’. The ball is then thrown to another member of the group, but not someone who has already caught the ball.
The stop, relax and think ball
Great for Circle Time, these balls instantly get young people talking and interacting in a positive way. Just throw the ball to a player who then reads the statement nearest their right thumb, A fun way to teach emotional, social and behavioural skills. Suitable for ages 5-10 years. Size 20cm diameter.
When somebody dies
A5-sized book to help people with learning disabilities understand and cope with their feelings of grief when a loved one dies. This book tells the story of Mary, who is very upset when a loved one dies. She is encouraged to go to see a counsellor.
Sources external to HIRS:
“Welcome to the Out of Harm Toolkit. This is a resource for family, teachers and other professionals who have contact with a young person they are worried about. The aim of this resource is not to teach you everything you need to know about self-harm, but instead to build confidence in approaching the issue with young people and laying the foundations for learning more about an individual’s experiences.
The toolkit has been developed through a creative collaboration with young people from Penumbra’s North Ayrshire Self Harm Project with experience of self-harm, therapeutic storyteller Wendy Woolfson, photographer Lisa Craig and illustrator Josie Valley. It consists of a conversation guide, a full toolkit with background information and links to further resources, photographs, films and stories.”
See Me’s “What’s on your mind” pack
This pack has been designed to support both Teachers and students to become informed on the topic of mental health and develop the core skills and confidence to tackle stigma and discrimination within the school and wider community. The pack is split over three key areas built around the four capacities outlined in the Curriculum for Excellence: Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, Effective Contributors and Responsible Citizens. Within these it will address the key learning outcomes of the Health and Wellbeing Curriculum covering Mental and Emotiuonal Wellbeing, Social Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing and Relationships.