Social, Emotional & Mental Health

Social, emotional and mental health needs can manifest in many different ways and can look different for all children. They could find managing their relationships with other people difficult, and may display behaviour that can hinder theirs and other’s learning that can negatively impact on their health, well-being and their quality of life. Some children may have disorders such as Attention, Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), or attachment disorder.

Anxiety 

• Dealing with Anxiety Booklet
• Feel Brave
• Book - The Huge Bag of Worries. Virginia Ironside. Macdonald Young Books.
• Book - Starving the Anxiety Gremlin. Kate Collins-Donnelly. Jessica Kingsley

Behaviour

• Managing Challenging Behaviour 
• Understanding Behaviour 
• Behaviour Support

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Book - The Incredible 5 Point Scale. Kari Dunn Buron Mitzi Curtis. AAPC Publishing 

Emotions 

• Draw on your Emotions. Margot Sunderland and Philip Engleheart. Speechmark Publishing 
• How are you Feeling? Saxton Freymann. Publisher Scholastic Inc
• A Volcano in my Tummy. Eliane Whitehouse. Publisher New Society
• I Feel Angry (Your Emotions) Brain Moses. Wayland Publishers

Eating Disorder

• www.anorexiasbulimiacare.org.uk

General

• Turn 2 Me online counselling support https://turn2me.org/
• Young Minds emotional health and well-being for young people www.youngminds.org.uk
• Kids Matter for information and access to Kent County Council Early Help and preventative services www.kidsmatter.edu.au
• AHA Parenting all age information www.ahaparenting.com
• Young Minds Information for parents about children and adolescents mental health www.youngminds.org
• https://westkentmind.org.uk/training
• Kent PACT (Parents and Carers Together) – a voice for parents and carers of children and young people with disabilities and additional needs aged 0-25 years living in Kent. www.kentpact.org.uk