The outbreak of COVID-19 has been hugely challenging for the mental health of teenagers. This Mental Health Awareness Week – with many young people worried or looking for help and the NHS under unprecedented strain – Dr Krause (clinical psychologist and stem4 Founder/CEO) has developed a new booklet to help teenagers who might be worried about the outbreak, or have been struggling with their mental health.

The booklet compiles the helpful tips that have been regularly updated on the stem4 Resources Page and offers new guidance on dealing with loss, family issues and worries surrounding COVID-19, as well as some guidance on looking forward. It also provides information on managing ongoing mental health issues amidst disruption to existing services, alongside advice on managing newly emerging mental ill health issues due to increased anxiety during the coronavirus outbreak. Where to go for further guidance, including helplines and services running in the UK are included too.

Fitting with the theme of ‘kindness’ this Mental Health awareness week, the booklet provides information on how to develop a sense of social responsibility, helping the mental health of other people too.

 

The Booklet can be downloaded for free by clicking  HERE.

The creation of the booklet was made possible by the Wooden Spoon Emergency Funding Project. We thank them for their generous support.