Children's Mental Health Week

Children's Mental Health Week 2024

Children's Mental Health Week 2024 will take place from 5–11 February 2024. This year's theme is 'My Voice Matters'.

My Voice Matters is about empowering children and young people by providing them with the tools they need to express themselves. During Children’s Mental Health Week we want all children and young people, whoever they are, and wherever they are in the world, to be able to say – and believe - “My Voice Matters”.

We have free resources available to download so that everyone can take part in Children’s Mental Health Week. Take a look and see what’s available for schools, families and how you can take part and raise vital funds for children's mental health.

Get our resources for schools

Take part and raise money for Place2Be

About Children's Mental Health Week

Place2Be launched the first-ever Children's Mental Health Week in 2015 to empower, equip and give a voice to every child in the UK. It has since become a well recognised event, with hundreds of schools and colleges participating across the UK (and beyond!) as well as hundreds of children, parents and carers.

Every year for the week, Place2Be’s expert team develops free resources to help people participate in the week devoted to children's mental health. Our highly adaptable Children's Mental Health Week resources include things like:

assembly guides
group activities
show and tell activities
top tips
fundraising packs
posters.

We also provide our resources in the Welsh language for schools participating in Wales.

Visit our official Children's Mental Health Week site

Previous Children's Mental Health Weeks

Take a look back at our Children's Mental Health Week themes and resources from previous years.

2023

Our theme for Children's Mental Health Week 2023 was Let's Connect. During the week, which ran from 6-12 February 2023, we encouraged people to make healthy, rewarding, and meaningful connections.

You can still access our free resources from 2023, which were all built around the theme of expressing yourself.

Look back at 2023

2022

Our theme for Children’s Mental Health Week 2022 was Growing Together. During the week, which ran from 1–7 February 2022, we explored the different ways we can grow and help others to do so, too.

You can still access our free resources from 2022, which were all built around the theme of expressing yourself.

Look back at 2022

2021

Our theme for Children’s Mental Health Week 2021 was Express Yourself. During the week, which ran from 1–7 February 2021, we highlighted the importance of expressing yourself and encouraged people to explore different ways we can share our thoughts, feelings and ideas.

You can still access our free resources from 2021, which were all built around the theme of expressing yourself.

Look back at 2021

2020

Our theme for Children’s Mental Health Week 2020 was Find Your Brave. During the week, which ran from 3–9 February 2020, we asked people to think about what makes them feel brave. We highlighted that bravery comes in all shapes and sizes and is different for everyone and that finding your Brave can: