Podcast: How can we best support the mental health of 11 – 16 year olds during the COVID-19 pandemic?

The Emerging Minds Network is pleased to share recordings from our webinar on December 2nd 2020 to discuss our new Co-RAY project which focuses on how we can best support young people aged 11-16 with their mental health during COVID-19 and beyond. We are very grateful to the Medical Research Council and the Westminster Foundation for supporting this work.

Visual representation of discussion

Artist Tom Bailey captured some images of our discussions to draw out the key themes both from the presentations and the break-out groups.

We were also delighted to be joined by young artists Tem, Freya and Ronni from Fully Focused. They have also shared some of their responses here.

Resources suggested by our webinar participants

* indicates COVID specific resource

Feel website – info for young ppl on COVID and mental wellbeing *
Parent Club
Well at School – information for helping children with medical and mental health conditions get the best out of school
Leeds Beckett Carnegie Bupa Seminar Series – Podcasts and seminar series for school and college leaders to support mental health in schools
British Psychological Society resources re Covid 19 *
Teapot Trust: Art Therapy at Home – therapeutic art activities and videos for young people to support young people at home
Emerging Minds Network: Resources for Families & Supporters – resources for parents/carers and people that work with families, including the lockdown webinar series sharing evidence based practical information *
No. 5 – videos, blogs and Q&A sessions for young people, produced by young people. There is also a report on the impact of COVID on young people locally*

Project Partner Resources

Co-RAY funders

This programme is being funded by the government’s Strategic Priorities Fund and delivered by the Medical Research Council with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and Economic and Social Research Council as part of UK Research and Innovation.