Children’s Mental Health Week 2024

Newham Council is supporting Children’s Mental Health Week this week: 5-11 February 2024. This is a national campaign, led by the charity Place2Be, which prioritises improving children’s mental health. In 2022, 18% of children aged 7–16 had a probable mental disorder. 

The theme for 2024 is ‘My Voice Matters’, with a focus on empowering children and young people by providing them with the tools they need to express themselves freely. 

Free resources are available for primary and secondary schools, as well as parents and carers. 

Newham will be supporting this national campaign (which is now in its 10th year) by sharing additional resources with schools in the borough, such as our Healthy Schools mental health and vaping toolkits. We will also be working with youth zones to promote mental health services to children and young people. 

There are many events taking place across the week, including a vaping webinar in collaboration with Newham CAMHS, to raise awareness of how substance misuse, including vaping, can worsen symptoms of anxiety and depression.  To view all event details and mental health resources for the week, please visit Children’s Mental HealthWeek| Well Newham