Anxiety - Emotional Health Academy

Websites

YoungMinds | youngminds.org.uk

A useful website for young people and parents/carers providing information on what anxiety is, the symptoms it presents and how you can be helped.

No Panic | nopanic.org.uk

Provides a range of free resources for young people to help with anxiety.

MindEd | mindedforfamilies.org.uk

A free learning resource about the mental health of children, young people and older adults.

The Mix | themix.org.uk

A website for under 25 year olds offering support and information including one-to-one chat and counselling.

Childline | childline.org.uk

Resources and information, including an under 12 years old section with direct access to counselling support.

Books

Helping Your Child with Fears and Worries | Creswell and Willetts (2019)

Teaches parents how to use cognitive behavioural techniques with their children and in doing so, become their child's therapist, helping them to overcome any fears, worries and phobias.

Can I Tell You About Anxiety? | Lucy Willetts and Polly Waite

This clearly-written, short book provides valuable information for family, friends and teachers of children who are experiencing anxiety problems.

Never let Go: How to Parent Your Child Through Mental Illness | Suzanne Alderson

A supportive and practical guide for parents.

The Anxiety Survival Guide | Gallagher, Knowles and McEwen

A straightforward guide to managing worry in emerging adulthood.

Getting Help

Emotional Health Triage (EHT) | see our EHT page here

Emotional Health Triage is West Berkshire's front door to early intervention emotional health services working with young people aged 0 to 18, with emerging emotional health difficulties.