Health Information for Children & Young People

Children and young people need accurate, accessible information about their healthcare too. New draft guidance from NICE recommends ensuring children and young people are fully informed about their health so that they are empowered to take an active role in their healthcare.
These resources are useful for providing high quality health information to children and young people.

Covid-19 Specific Resources

NHS Library and Knowledge Services: library.nhs.uk/coronavirus-resources/children-and-young-people
Anna Freud Centre: annafreud.org/coronavirus-support
Reading Well to help children stay safe, calm, connected and hopeful during the pandemic:tra-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/entries/document/4716/Covid_children_s_booklist.pdf

General Wellbeing Resources (mental and physical)

NHS Apps Library: nhs.uk/apps-library
Mind: mind.org.uk/information-support/for-children-and-young-people
Mindmate: https://www.mindmate.org.uk/
Reading Well for children: reading-well.org.uk/books/books-on-prescription/children
Reading Well for young people’s mental health (Shelf Help): reading-well.org.uk/books/books-on-prescription/young-people-mental-health
Royal College of Psychiatrists: rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/parents-and-young-people/young-people/exercise-and-mental-health-for-young-people