What is Children’s Mental Health Week?
Children’s Mental Health Week is an annual mental health awareness week launched by children’s mental health charity, Place2Be. The week exists to empower, equip and give a voice to all children and young people in the UK.
Children’s Mental Health Week 2026 is taking place this week, from 9-15 February 2026! The week launched back in 2015 and it is celebrated every February.
Click here to visit the Children’s Mental Health Week website to find out more about the campaign.
This is My Place
Our sense of belonging as individuals, in our friendships, in school, and in communities plays a vital role in our mental health and wellbeing.
To know our place and really feel part of our environment is a basic human need. It can have powerful and long-lasting impacts in lots of areas of our lives, including our physical and mental health, education, employment and relationships. When we feel that we belong, it empowers us to contribute to the world and make a real difference.
This year, Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week will aim to support the groups and systems surrounding our children. The campains encourages peers, families, schools and communities to create inclusive and nurturing environments, where children and young people feel they belong and can say “This is My Place”.
Click here to visit the Children’s Mental Health Week 2026 website to access resources for primary schools, secondary schools, families and communities to create a sense of belonging for children and young people. You can also access posters and social media graphics and posts to show your support of the campaign.
Children’s Mental Health in Sunderland
Click here to visit our Children’s Mental Health page to find out more about children’s mental health, supporting children and accessing support in Sunderland.
Are you a parent/carer looking for support for your family?
You are not alone and support is available. Click here to visit our Family Support page to access useful websites and information on local support to help with:
- Carers & Young Carers
- Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
- Kinship Care
- Bereavement & Loss
- Housing & Your Home
- Money Matters
- And more!
