Category: Health & Wellbeing 74 items

Supporting your child’s play during a crisis

Children play naturally. Usually the most important things you can do to support this are...
Resource Type: Toolkit pdf (662.75 KB)

The importance of playing during a crisis

Playing helps children stay physically and mentally well. It is an everyday part of a...
Resource Type: Statement pdf (662.30 KB)

Children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing: A short evidence briefing

ScotPHO have produced a short evidence briefing on children and young people’s mental health and...
Resource Type: Research pdf (133.03 KB)

Free-range teenagers: the role of wild adventure space in young people’s lives

This study was carried in 2006 out on behalf of Natural England to investigate the...
Resource Type: Research pdf (796.87 KB)

Improving Safe Access to Street Space for Children’s Play and Physical Activity

This short paper explores the evidence for families with children to be allowed greater access...
Resource Type: Research, Toolkit, Ideas Booklet pdf (215.17 KB)

Play First: Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Wellbeing During and After Lockdown

This document makes a number of evidence-based recommendations designed to support children’s social and emotional...
Resource Type: Statement pdf (98.68 KB)

Save the Children lockdown pack for families

Save the Children have created a pack for families in lockdown. The pack contains activities...
Resource Type: Ideas Booklet, Toolkit pdf (3.13 MB)

Play for positive mental health

This Research Briefing illustrates that play is vital to supporting children and young people’s mental...
Resource Type: Statement pdf (410.13 KB)