This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Early Years Advisory Teacher, Karen Loft, for the attention of all Early Years and Childcare Practitioners.

Help give a voice to children and young people across the UK in Children’s Mental Health Week, from 5-11 February 2024.

Children's Mental Health Week is a mental health awareness week that empowers, equips and gives a voice to all children and young people in the UK. 

Everyone can take part in Children’s Mental Health Week! Download our free resources for schools and families and find out how you can take part to raise vital funds and awareness for children’s mental health.

Children's Mental Health Week was launched in 2015 and each year, hundreds of schools, children, parents and carers take part. Now in its 10th year, our theme is ‘My Voice Matters’.

Resources for schools here: Children's Mental Health Week (childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk)

Click on the link below for free resources to download and use with your children and to share with families.  

About - Children's Mental Health Week (childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk)

Early Years providers can use the activity ideas and links in the Primary School pack (p8 - 9), including Signing with Lucinda’s Makaton for ‘Favourite’  Makaton for 'Favourite' (youtube.com) and celebrating ideas from the children about ‘Feeling Proud’