Children’s Mental Health Week took place from 5-11 February 2024.
Children's Mental Health Week is a mental health awareness week that empowers, equips and gives a voice to all children and young people in the UK.
We hope you enjoyed getting involved in Children's Mental Health Week and our 2024 theme, "My Voice Matters". Whether you held an Express Yourself day, used an assembly plan or got involved with our resources and videos, we've loved seeing how everyone took part.
If you raised money during Children's Mental Health Week, you can pay in your fundraising on our website.
Add yourself to our Children's Mental Health Week map!
Our map shows all the incredible schools and organisations across the UK who are taking part in Children's Mental Health Week.
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Resources for schools
Take part in Children's Mental Health Week 2024 with our assembly guides, worksheets, top tips and more!
Access our resources for schools
Take part at home
Our free resources for families, parents and carers can help you get involved with Place2Be's Children's Mental Health Week at home.
Access our resources for families
Pay in your fundraising
Whether you held an Express Yourself day, used an assembly plan or got involved with our resources and videos, we've loved seeing how everyone took part! If you raised money during Children's Mental Health Week, you can pay it in to Place2Be.
Pay in your fundraisingIt's easy to get involved
Download resources
Use our free resources for primary schools and secondary or high schools to take part in Children's Mental Health Week.
SchoolsTake part
Find out how you can take part in the week, spread the word and raise vital funds to get us closer to reaching our goal that no child or young person has to face mental health problems alone.
Take partAdd yourself to our map
We love seeing all the schools and organisations who take part in Children's Mental Health Week - let us know how you're getting involved and add yourself to our map!
Add your school or organisationHow you can take part
Schools & youth groups
Make a head start on your plans for Children’s Mental Health Week with our resources.
Check out resources for schools and youth groups
Families
You can take part with your family too! Download our resources for families, parents and carers.
Get our resources for families
Raise money
Help us reach our mission our goal that no child or young person has to face a mental health problem alone.
Fundraise for us
Add yourself to our map!
We’d love for you to add your school or organisation to our map! You can see who else is taking part in Children’s Mental Health Week across the UK.
However you’re planning on taking part in giving a voice to children and young people, we’d love to hear it.
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How we made a difference in 2023
Schools, families and organisations across the UK (and the world!) took part in Children’s Mental Health Week 2023. Whether you downloaded a resource to use in class, held an assembly, organised a fundraiser, made a donation, or tweeted about the week – your support helped Place2Be to reach more children, young people and families.
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News and blogs
Keep up with the latest news and views about Children's Mental Health Week.
Children’s Mental Health Week 2024 raises over £68,000 for Place2Be
Schools, organisations, and individuals took part in Children's Mental Health Week, helping raise £68,000 for Place2Be.
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Young people urge the Prime Minister to commit to long-term funding for in-school mental health services
Place2Be joined students from our partner school, Ark King Solomon Academy, calling for mental health support in schools.
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“My Voice Matters”: a look back at Children’s Mental Health Week 2024
This year, we encouraged children and young people to use their voices and share what matters to them during the Week.
Read moreOur supporters
Would you like to become a supporter for Children's Mental Health Week? Get in touch to find out more.
