Kooth is a UK-based digital mental health company that provides accessible, anonymous, and clinically robust support for individuals aged 10 and above. Kooth launched its online platform in 2004 in partnership with the Stockport NHS Primary Care Trust to support children and young people.
Transitions, like moving to a new school year or starting secondary school, can be tough. Nearly 1 in 4 pupils in England become disengaged during this period, often feeling less safe, less heard, and less happy in school.
Kooth is offering free online webinars throughout June, for pupils (and parents/guardians) who are going through these education transitions. They will also be offering advice, mental health support, as well as answering questions you may have, to ease your concerns about school and growing up.
In addition, they also offer support to young carers, and will be holding a dedicated webinar to help you find the help and guidance you may need.
Find their upcoming webinars below, and join in! Please note, webinars have multiple dates available, the countdown is for the first event. So don’t be disheartened if you can’t make the first event, more chances are available to you!
How to support your child to manage change when moving up to secondary school
A 30 minute webinar for all parents and carers of children who are starting secondary school this year.
Congratulations on your child starting secondary school! Join us on this 30 minute webinar where we’ll look at the strengths, challenges and why providing adequate support during this period is crucial.
The webinar will cover:
Coming to the end of primary school
- Common thoughts and feelings young people may have
Ways to help them cope
- Information about the Kooth platform for ongoing support
Let's talk about moving up to secondary school
A 30 minute webinar with the Kooth engagement team talking about moving up to secondary school for all year 6 or P7 young people!
The move from primary to secondary school is a pivotal moment that can significantly affect a student’s emotional well-being. Understanding the challenges and providing adequate support during this period is crucial.
This 30 minute webinar will include:
- Common thoughts and feelings about moving to a new school
- Ways to cope
- Managing endings
- A downloadable workbook on managing transitions
- Looking to the future
- How Kooth can support
- Coming to the end of primary school
- Common thoughts and feelings young people may have
- Ways to help them cope
- Information about the Kooth platform for ongoing support
Kooth's support for young carers
A 30 minute webinar for young people aged 11+ who are young carers. Find out how Kooth can provide support, myth- busting and words from our Kooth Clinical team.
Join the Kooth Engagement team for this 30 minute webinar for young carers where we will cover the following:
- Hear from Kooth’s Clinical team about being a young carer today
- Young carer myth- busting
- Asking the question: ‘what if you don’t have the right support’?
- How getting support can help
- How Kooth can help
This webinar is for young people aged 11+
We're still here over summer: Let's Talk about Loneliness & Healthy Relationships
A 30 minute webinar for young people aged 11+ on tackling loneliness and building healthy relationships
In this 30 minute webinar for young people aged 11+ we will explore:
- What loneliness is
- Combating loneliness over the summer holidays
- Kooth’s Dr Hannah talks about relationships
- Traits of healthy and unhealthy relationships
- How Kooth can provide support
Helping young people stay safe on smartphones and online
A 30 minute webinar covering young people’s use of the internet, social media and smartphones exploring how parents and carers can support them to stay safe
In light of the recent series shown on Netflix – Adolescence and the need to educate young people about the pressures and the content they can view online, Kooth are offering parents and carers this 30 minute webinar covering how you can encourage them to think about how they spend their time on social media platforms and how they can get help to deal with similar situations that they may find themselves in.
The webinar will cover:
- Young people online
- Social media, the law, the pros and cons
- Smartphone safety
- What parents can do to support their children
- How our platforms can help
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