Lid Off – The Kooth Blog
Crucial conversations, stories and news around mental health for young people
Teenagers and sleep
Are teenagers and sleep misunderstood? Sleep quality can affect your mental health and teenagers often need more than adults. We explore the reasons for this and how to build a better sleep relationship
How to catch more Zzzzz
Back to the Sleep Collection Explore Podcasts Fed up of counting sheep? Is the old advice of “don’t look at your phone screen before bed” not working? Maybe your brain is just feeling a bit too busy as you’re trying to fall asleep? Sleep can sometimes feel hard to attain, and the more we worry […]
Transferring from CAMHS to AMHS
If you’re in the care of a CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) team, whether in the community or as an inpatient, you may be worried about what happens if you transfer to AMHS (Adult Mental Health Services). Charlie’s story could help you prepare for change.
Pass the parcel: what it’s like to be passed around the care system
In this podcast, Carina, a youth worker at Kooth, speaks to a young person about their involvement in her project ‘Pass the Parcel,’ which explores how young people can represent their feelings of being passed around in the care system through objects.
Decoding CAMHS – common terms explained
Navigating through CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services) might seem like entering a whole new world with its own language! This article will help you understand the terms you might hear.
Ask Dr Kerry – I’m anxious about the summer holidays, any advice?
Dr Kerry answers a question from a young person who is worried about the upcoming holidays.
Keeping busy over the holidays
Try this technique to manage feelings of anxiety.
Living with claustrophobia
This article was written by a Kooth worker and contains the following themes: anxiety, claustrophobia, managing difficult feelings
Q&A about CAMHS support
Using CAMHS for the first time can be daunting so we put together a Q&A to cover your most commonly asked questions ahead of accessing CAMHS support.