Supporting Youth Mental Wellbeing & Resilience: Part One - Foundations

Supporting Youth Mental Wellbeing & Resilience: Part One - Foundations

Part One in our four part training series is a practical introduction to youth mental health for anyone working with children and young people. Learn how to spot early signs of emotional distress, use supportive conversations, and build resilience using simple, everyday tools.

Join us online for a chill and insightful session all about building strong mental wellbeing foundations in children and young people.

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this training, you will:

✔ Understand what mental health is (and isn’t)

✔ Be able to spot early signs of emotional distress

✔ Use the Think–Feel–Behave model to understand behaviour

✔ Apply Spot–Scale–Support conversations

✔ Use the Five Ways to Wellbeing in your setting

✔ Improve your active listening skills

✔ Use check-ins effectively with young people

Don't miss out on setting the stage for positive change!

Full Training Series

Young people today face increasing pressures — social, emotional, academic and environmental. This four-part training series equips professionals with the knowledge, confidence and practical tools to support wellbeing, resilience, and emotional safety in everyday practice.

Designed with frontline practitioners in mind, these sessions blend psychology, lived experience, and evidence-based frameworks with highly practical strategies you can use immediately.

You can attend individual sessions or complete the full programme.

Learning Outcomes – Across All Four Sessions

Participants will leave with:

✔ A strong understanding of youth mental health and emotional development

✔ A toolkit of practical, evidence-based regulation strategies

✔ Confidence in early identification and supportive conversations

✔ Ready-to-use activities for groups and 1:1 sessions

✔ A clear framework for wellbeing culture and support pathways

✔ Downloadable workbooks, handouts and resources

Part Two: The Brain, Stress Response and Emotional Regulation.

A powerful, practical session exploring the youth brain, stress responses, and evidence-based tools to support emotional regulation.

https://YouthMentalWellbeingP2StressRegulation.eventbrite.co.uk

Part Three: Running Resiience Building and Positive Wellbeing Activities.

Gain practical tools to run high-quality short wellbeing sessions with children and young people.

https://YouthMentalWellbeingP3ResilienceActivities.eventbrite.co.uk

Part Four: Building a Wellbeing Culture and Support Systems

Create a wellbeing-first culture in your setting, embedding emotional awareness. Learn practical steps, trauma-aware approaches, awareness of additional needs and clear systems for supporting children and young people’s emotional needs.

https://YouthMentalWellbeingP4Culture-Support.eventbrite.co.uk