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Sussex Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) has a selection of pre-recorded parent workshops that are recently filmed and recorded by CAMHS professionals across various areas of expertise.

Grassroots has a Youth Suicide Prevention Hub with lots of useful information about how to help yourself or someone you know who’s in crisis. 

UK Trauma Council has some useful explanatory videos explaining childhood trauma and its effects on young people.

Young Minds Trauma and Mental Health: a guide for parents

The National Association for People Abused in Childhood offers information, resources and legal advice

Find a registered therapist at Psychotherapy.org  

The Samaritans – free helpline available round the clock on 116 123

⭐️ Join our Raising Teens Facebook group for support from parents, teens and experts.

🎧 Listen to Raising Teens: Supporting adolescent trauma on BBC Sounds.

In this episode of Raising Teens, we discuss what happens when a child experiences trauma in their early years. Traumatic experiences can result in behaviours which can cause distress – to the child, their families and communities. These can include self-harm, risk-taking and being vulnerable to criminal exploitation. How do we intervene early to work with young people in our communities and help prevent family breakdowns and escalation? How can parents, the wider family, and friends provide support? With guests Emily Kerr, Clinical Service Manager for the CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team (Registered Mental Health Nurse); Rachael Swann, CEO of Grassroots; Jo Parker – Integrative Arts Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor, and Professional Adviser for parent consultations at Young Minds; and Hugh Miller, Senior Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist.
First broadcast on BBC Sussex in January 2024.