Mark Else

Here you will find links to websites that provide toolkits, resources and strategies that can be used to identify and support children with Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

A comprehensive guide to understanding Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs in children. Learn causes, behaviours, and effective strategies to support children with SEMH. Essential reading for educators and parents.

Learn about Unlocking Children, a resource hub for child development, SEMH, trauma-informed care, and safeguarding. Meet our characters who bring learning to life.

Learn how behaviour is communication in SEMH children and discover relationship-based strategies to build trust, emotional safety, and resilience.

Discover why children’s behaviour is communication and how seeing the child beneath helps build trust, empathy, and lasting relationships. Learn effective SEMH support strategies for fostering connection, emotional safety, and resilience.

Practical SEMH strategies for fostering emotional regulation, connection, and resilience in children with special educational needs. Help every child thrive.

Download a printable Self-Care & Safety Planning Booklet for young people. Build coping skills, manage distress, and promote resilience in SEMH & neurodivergent young people.

Support SEL with this creative All About Me Collage activity. Boost children's self-awareness, emotional expression, resilience, and classroom connection.

Download a free printable SEL Feelings Check-In chart to help children track emotions, build self-awareness, and develop emotional literacy at school or home.

Learn how schools can adopt trauma-informed practices to create safe, supportive environments that nurture healing, trust, and emotional growth.