Mental health webinars

In this webinar attendees will gain an understanding of the key anxieties young people face when moving to secondary school, develop positive strategies for support and sign-posting to useful resources such as the Charlie Waller Institute Resilience Rucksack.

This webinar is for anyone wanting to feel more confident talking to young people about suicide and suicidal ideation. You will learn about key risk factors, how to start conversations, recognise warning signs, and develop protective factors.

In this webinar attendees will gain a better understanding of neurodiversity, learn about environmental adaptations that can positively impact people who are neurodivergent and understand what we can do to support the mental health of neurodivergent young people.

This webinar is for teachers and senior leaders to learn how culture change supports improved mental health and wellbeing in schools and colleges, the role of senior leadership in developing a positive approach, key areas for a whole organisational approach, and how to use the WSCA online toolkit.

Chaired by Dr Hannah Vickery

In this panel event, team members from the Charlie Waller Trust share their unique lived experiences of how accessing supportive communities has helped their own mental health, as well as talking about their respective areas of work in building supportive communities at the Trust, and how you can benefit:

• Find out more about parent carer peer support and how to access it
• Hear about our whole school approach and how we can help build supportive communities in the educational sector
• Listen to one of our youth ambassadors share their thoughts on accessing community and the barriers that can be faced as a young person
• Preview the important work we're doing out in the community and how we plan to continue that outreach

Hosted by Andy Caress

Self-esteem and self-confidence are important factors which influence mental health and wellbeing, contributing to the way people move through the world, how they see themselves and what they feel they’re capable of.

Establishing positive self-esteem and building confidence early on can be crucial building blocks for mental wellbeing. 

In this webinar, you will learn:

• Why adolescence is such a key time in establishing positive self-esteem
• The internal and external factors that can impact young people's self-esteem
• The difference between confidence and arrogance, and how to foster self-confidence
• The signs that a young person is experiencing low self-esteem, and provide practical strategies for helping young people develop their sense of self in a healthy way

Hosted by Gemma Howard

This session is aimed at anyone supporting or working with a child or young person. It will focus on what emotional wellbeing looks like, how our emotions can impact on behaviour and wellbeing and how we can spot the signs that someone is struggling with their emotional wellbeing.

We will then explore some practical strategies that can support a young person who may be struggling with their emotional wellbeing. In this webinar, we explore:

• The meaning of emotional wellbeing and link between our thoughts, feelings and behaviours
• Some of the signs that a child or young person may be struggling with their emotional wellbeing
• How all behaviour is communication 
• The relationship between brain development, stress and emotional regulation
• The role of of emotionally responsive relationships
• Tools that may help to support a young person who is struggling:
  • Emotionally responsive communication skills 
  • Emotional Regulation tips
  • Resources and further support

Hosted by Alice Palmer, Andrew Macdonald and Freya Gray.

Whether you’re autistic, have a loved one who is autistic or work with autistic people, this webinar is a great insight into better understanding and enhancing the wellbeing of those with autism.

Led by youth ambassadors and lived experience experts from the Charlie Waller Trust.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• Explore what it means to be autistic
• How autism can shape one’s life and priorities 
• The impact of neurodivergence what it means to live a good life
• How environment management can enhance wellbeing for autistic people
• Appropriate language to use when talking about being autistic

Hosted by Hannah Buckland

This webinar is for parents, carers, educators and anyone working with young people to gain a better understanding of suicide and how to support a young person who might be experiencing suicide thoughts.  ​

In this webinar, you will learn:

• About the factors that could lead to someone thinking of suicide
• How to support a young person 
• Protective factors to help young people stay safe
• Share useful resources and signposting