How to support Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing:
A Digital Learning Map

A Digital Learning Map

This Digital Learning Map (the Map) is based on the Children and young people's mental health & wellbeing: A knowledge and skills framework for the Scottish workforce which sets out what people should know and be able to do to support children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

The Map is for all people who work with children and young people, whether in a paid role, or as a volunteer. The Map contains learning resources that cover the knowledge and skills you need to support children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

Please note: Specialists in mental health can find guidance about Professional Development via the CAMHS Competency Framework and the MATRIX.

You can use the map to:

• Enhance your skills to feel more confident to support children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
• Have confidence that a learning resource is quality assured.

This map will:

• Help staff choose the right courses to meet their needs, or gaps in their own learning (about knowledge and skills required to support children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing).
• Help leaders in services identify the right courses to meet the needs of groups of staff

Case studies that help to explain the value of the Map: Case Studies

In collaboration with partners, NES has created a series of Sways for everyone supporting children and young people which you can find HERE.These Sways cover topics including “How to be a good adult”;  How to support children and young people when they first ask for help; Mental health and wellbeing for early years professionals, Learning resource to help keep the promise, and a directory of community supports for children and young people.

For details about how to nominate a resource for inclusion in the Learning Map, please click HERE.