Please note, our resource hub does not include emergency contacts for people in crisis. If you need urgent support, please visit our 'help in a crisis' page.
On this page, you’ll find a selection of wellbeing resources offers designed to support children, young people and their families. From educational media to interactive tools, we’ve gathered a variety of options to help you discover the tips and strategies for taking care of your mental and physical wellbeing.
Books and other reads
Visit our CAMHS Academy website for a curated collection of books recommended by our CAMHS workforce. These resources are designed to help young people and families cope with challenges that can occur during childhood and adolescence. The collection covers a wide range of topics, including ADHD, Autism, Eating Disorders, and more.
This section is currently under development. We will continue to add new content, such as blog posts, as and when they become available.
Podcasts
The School Nurse Podcast - Join teenagers from schools and colleges across Hampshire as they delve into big topics with our expert School Nurses.
Featured episodes
This section is currently under development. We will continue to add new content as and when they become available.
Videos
Visit our Hampshire CAMHS website for a full collection of videos created, or recommended, by our CAMHS workforce. The collection covers a wide range of topics, including ADHD, Autism, Bullying, and more.
Featured videos
Headspace: Meditation,
This Too Will Pass
Anna Freud: Talking Mental Health
Jenna Goodrich: An
ADHD story
Amazing Things: Introduction to Autism
Follow along with our CAMHS Yoga Practitioner, Bernadette, as she demonstrates a range of yoga tutorials and breathing techniques on our youtube channel. Bernadette works with children and young people to support the development of healthy coping and self-regulation skills, to help them feel more relaxed, grounded and focused.
Downloads
Calm - a meditation, sleep and relaxation app that provides research-based tools to help you build life-changing habits to support your mental health.
Calm Harm - designed to help people resist or manage the urge to self-harm through evidence-based psychological treatment called Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
Headspace - a mindfullness app that offers guided meditations, courses and mindfulness exercises.
Infant feeding
Anya App - Free 24/7 support app for newborn care, baby feeding and growing families in Portsmouth.
This section is currently under development. We will continue to add new resources as and when they become available.
Other
- annafreud.org - resources aimed at transforming children and families' mental health
- beateatingdisorders.org.uk - a charity that provides information, support and resources for people affected by eating disorders and their families
- charliewaller.org - helping young people to understand their own mental health, to equip them to support themselves, and to empower them to talk more openly about the subject
- childline.org.uk - a free counselling service by NSPCC that provides advice and guidance for children and young people under the age of 19
- solent-family-assist.custhelp.com/
app/ - an innovative new way of ensuring that parents and their friends and families have access to a wide range of information and resources, both local and national, at their fingertips.home - kooth.com - 24/7 free, safe and anonymous online support for young people aged 11-25 year old
- mind.org.uk - a charity that provides information, support and resources for people living with or affected by mental health problems
- nfppprogram.com - New Forest Parenting program, specifically designed to help with the difficulties seen in children with ADHD
- reminds.org.uk - Southampton based organisation supporting families whose children/young people have Autism, ADHD or other neurodiverse needs and/or mental health needs
- youngminds.org.uk - the UK's leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people
You can also visit our dedicated page for perinatal mental health support, which includes an array of useful websites and resources including online support and helplines, information on community groups and drop ins, and more.