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Happy Hub

Welcome to our online Happy Hub, a unique library of activities, tools, advice and resources from the likes of The Headlight Project, NHS England, Calm, Mind and more. The hub is designed to help you improve your mental health and wellbeing by providing support for dealing with stress, anxiety, substance abuse and other challenges you might face in your studies, careers and everyday life.

Headlight Children & School Services

The Headlight Project provides support for families and individuals who have suffered a traumatic bereavement. Working with children and on request from schools, they offer one-to-one counselling, play therapy and emotional resilience programmes.

Mental Health, Stress / Anxiety, Wellbeing

A mindfulness app designed for young people

Practising mindfulness isn’t always easy — especially for young people, who are often plugged in to their phones and other digital devices and not really thinking about how mindfulness might benefit them in their daily lives. But Breathr is a new mindfulness app that's free and designed specifically for young people.

Mindfulness

Feel-good guided meditation with Sanchia Legister

This is a short feel-good guided meditation with lululemon ambassador Sanchia Legister. A great way to slow down and reset your mind.

Mental Health, Mindfulness, Physical Health

Start your day right: PE with Joe

A 20 minute PE workout for young people and teenagers to lift your mood and energy. Being fit and healthy is proven to help you study better — get started today with this session from Joe Wicks.

Physical Health

Dealing with mental health in Tees Valley Students

As part of Youth Mental Health Awareness Day (September 7th), we spoke to Claire of the Headlight Project to discuss the impact mental health issues have on youths and find out more about the work the charity does in support of this.

Mental Health, Stress / Anxiety, Wellbeing

Short workout for teenagers and young people

As students, you sometimes might struggle to find time for exercise and physical activities. Here's a short but very effective eight minute workout designed to fit into your busy schedule and help you study better too!

Physical Health

How exercise makes you a smarter and better student

Everyone knows the health benefits of regular exercise, but it can also help improve your grades. Regular exercise will make you a better student by teaching you to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Physical Health

Breathing exercises for stress

Take a look at NHS England's calming breathing technique for stress, anxiety and panic. The exercise takes just a few minutes and can be done anywhere; you'll get the most benefit if you do it regularly, as part of your daily routine.

Mental Health, Physical Health, Wellbeing

How to practice yoga

Yoga is proven to help with stress relief, improve mental health and reduce anxiety. This beginners guide will give you all the tips, guidelines and recommendations you will need to start a successful yoga practice.

Mindfulness, Physical Health

Support with you in Mind

When you're living with a mental health problem, or supporting someone who is, having access to the right information is vital. Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.

Mental Health, Wellbeing

Guided meditation and mindfulness

The Free Mindfulness Project brings together a range of resources, providing an ever-growing collection of free to download mindfulness-based exercises in one place. The spirit of this project is one of openness and compassion, encouraging the sharing of resources with the wider community.

Mindfulness

Do nothing for your mind

Everybody can feel under pressure to be their best – whether it's from parents, school, social media or even yourself. But sometimes to be your best, it can help to do nothing.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness resources from Calm

Alongside their app, Calm are offering free access to popular resources which we help you on your mental health journey.

Mindfulness

Take a deep breath with Calm

Calm's mission is to make the world happier and healthier. As the number one sleep, meditation and relaxation app, Calm has over 100 million downloads and been recognised with awards from the likes of Apple, Google and the Center for Humane Technology.

Mindfulness

Real-life mental health stories

If you're feeling sad, anxious, angry or stressed, remember you're not alone. NHS England's videos provide real-life mental health stories and how they found help.

Mental Health

Help with bullying

All children should grow up in supportive communities safe from bullying and harm. Kidscape provide practical support, training, and advice to challenge bullying and protect young lives.

Wellbeing

Talk to Frank for honest information on substance abuse

Find out everything you need to know about drugs, their effects and the law. Talk to Frank for facts, support and advice on drugs and alcohol today.

Substance Misuse

Childline – online, on the phone, anytime

Childline is a free, private and confidential service where you can talk about anything, anytime. The charity helps anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. Whether it’s something big or small, their trained counsellors are here to support you.

Mental Health, Physical Health, Stress / Anxiety

Eating disorders – get help for yourself

Beat is the UK’s eating disorder charity. Founded in 1989 as the Eating Disorders Association, their mission is to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders.

Physical Health, Substance Misuse

Improving children’s mental health with Place2Be

Place2Be is a children’s mental health charity that provides counselling and mental health support and training in UK schools. Through a tried and tested model that's backed by research, they make sure that children should not have to face mental health problems alone.

Mental Health, Stress / Anxiety, Wellbeing

Every Mind Matters: Self-care for young people

It's fair to say the past two years have not exactly been easy, and many of us are feeling uncertain or anxious about the future. But there's loads of things we can all do to look after our mental wellbeing, and taking any time you can for self-care is massively important, especially now.

Mental Health, Stress / Anxiety, Wellbeing

YoungMinds is here for you

Whether you want to understand more about how you're feeling, get information about a mental health condition or find out what support is available to you, YoungMinds' guides can help.

Mental Health, Stress / Anxiety, Wellbeing

One Million Lives – take a mental health check-in

It can be difficult to understand the many factors that contribute to overall mental health. To help better understand these complexities, Jacobs and mental health professionals have developed a free mental health check-in tool on behalf of One Million Lives, to help users assess their current state of mind and provide suggestions for growth.

Mental Health, Stress / Anxiety

Charlie Waller Student Hub

Since 1997, the Charlie Waller Trust has become one of the UK’s most respected mental health charities. They help young people to understand their own mental health, equip them to support themselves and those around them, and empower them to talk more openly about the subject. Their student hub provides insight, articles and tips to help you manage your mental health.

Mental Health, Stress / Anxiety, Wellbeing

5 steps to mental wellbeing

Evidence suggests there are 5 steps you can take to improve your mental health and wellbeing. Trying these tips from NHS England could help you feel more positive and able to get the most out of life.

Mental Health

Therapy Comics – improving access and outcomes

Therapy Comics develop high-quality, materials for evidence-based interventions that are in common use by therapists.

Mental Health

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