Children’s Mental Health Week, 6 to 12 February - Let's Connect - Camden Rise

Children’s Mental Health Week 2023 will take place from 6 to 12 February 2023. This year’s theme is Let’s Connect, encouraging children and young people to make meaningful connections that support their mental health.

You can visit our emotional wellbeing section on Camden Rise for a wide range of children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing support - or check out these organisations and links below:

• Kooth offers free, safe and anonymous online wellbeing and mental health support for young people aged 11 to 18
• Brandon Centre is a place for young people in Camden aged under 25 to get help with personal challenges from people who are professionally trained. The counselling and psychotherapy service is free and confidential
• Every Mind Matters gives helpful tips to support children and young people to stay mentally healthy
• Young Minds provides young people with tools to look after their mental health and empower parents, and adults who work with young people, to be the best support they can be to the young people in their lives
• Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, anonymous text support service
• Youth wellbeing project on Hampstead Heath. Heath Hands is developing a pilot programme to support young people who struggle with school attendance, due to anxiety or other reasons. This project aims to promote mental wellbeing. It will give participants a chance to engage with nature on Hampstead Heath by taking part in activities, such as hands-on conservation sessions, nature-based art activities and forest-school style experiences. Find out more here