Mental health webinars

Free mental health webinars

We run live webinars for anyone who looks after children and young people - parents, carers, educators - as well as young people themselves and anyone interested in psychology or mental health.

All of our webinars are presented by our mental health trainers, speakers and guest speakers who come from a wide range of professions, including education, psychology, social work, youth work, public health, psychotherapy and nursing. Past topics have included: the teen brain, sleep, supporting a highly sensitive child, and perfectionism.

The webinars explore practical, evidence-based strategies for maintaining positive mental health, whether that's paying attention to our own wellbeing, or how to support those around us. 

We will be running more webinars from September 2025. If you have any ideas for themes you would like us to consider, or any questions about our webinars, please email webinars@charliewaller.org.

Please note that not all NHS systems accept emails from us, due to NHS internal security settings. If you work for the NHS, to ensure that you receive confirmation and joining instructions, you may need to register with a non-NHS email address and join using a non-NHS device.

Helping young people navigate the first term of secondary school

Thursday 4 September, 12.30pm - 2pm 

This webinar is for parents, carers, family members, and support networks outside of school, including staff and volunteers from youth organisations.

Attendees will:

  • Gain an understanding of the key anxieties young people face during the transition to secondary school.
  • Develop positive strategies to support young people who are experiencing difficulties making the transition
  • Understand the four key themes chosen by young people to help them through the transition to secondary school.
  • Sign-post young people and their parents/carers/support networks to useful resources, including the Charlie Waller Institute Resilience Rucksack
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Talking with young people about suicide

Monday 15 September, 12.30pm - 2pm

This webinar is designed for anyone who wants to feel more confident to talk to young people about suicide and suicidal ideation.

Attendees will:

  • Learn to understand key risk factors
  • Develop strategies for opening conversations with young people about suicide
  • Identify warning signs and what to do if you're worried
  • Understand and develop protective factors
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Neurodiversity and mental health

Wednesday 24 September, 12.30pm - 2pm

This webinar is aimed at anyone who supports young people, such as parents, carers, teachers, youth workers, tutors and lecturers.

Attendees will:

  • Have a better understanding of neurodiversity
  • Learn about environmental adaptations that can positively impact people who are neurodivergent
  • Be able to identify what inclusive culture looks like
  • Understand what we can do to support the mental health of neurodivergent young people
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Past webinar recordings

Our webinars are recorded and shared with participants after the training. Here are some of our popular webinars.

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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