Kooth May Newsletter
Kooth May Newsletter
Kooth May Newsletter
Hi everyone, this is an extremely busy and sometimes stressful time of the year for a lot of Young People. As we head into the early stages of exam season, it is vitally important that the Young People we work with know of every resource that is available to support them.
As ever, Kooth can hopefully be part of a really supportive network to help everyone involved through this challenging time. Kooth, our free, safe and anonymous website, offering flexible and confidential support to Young People through our community spaces, self-help tools and online text-based counselling is available throughout the exam period and beyond.
Kooth can be accessed by anyone aged 11-18 across Newcastle and Gateshead, with Qwell, our adult service now also available to anyone aged 18+.
To support this slight change in provision we are giving existing Kooth users aged 18-25 the choice to either continue using Kooth or move over to our Qwell community, this will ensure there is consistency in care and ease in any transition process.
In May we are supporting Mental Health Awareness Week 9th - 15th May.
We have also developed some resources specifically related to Exam Stress which can be found and downloaded using the links below:
Coping with Exam Stress Guide / Tips*
Kooth is available to all Young People aged 11-18 across Newcastle and Gateshead. The Website is available 24/7, 365 days of the year, giving access to articles, discussion boards, peer to peer support and self-help activities, alongside the opportunity to contribute to all parts of the site. Young people can also speak, via text based chat, with one of our online counsellors or emotional wellbeing practitioners between 12 noon and 10pm Monday-Friday and between 6pm and 10pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Please see below our 'What's on Kooth in May?' resource which highlights some of the discussion boards and live forums that can be accessed on the site during the coming month. If you wish to use or share this resource please find a number of versions of it here.
Key Events for May
Women's Health Week (May 8th - 14th)
Mental Health Awareness Week (May 9th - 15th)
Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week (May 9th - 13th)
Learning at Work Week (May 16th - 22nd)
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (May 19th)
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month
Exam Season Starts
Kooth Promotion Central
Our resource hub, Kooth Promotion Central sometimes referred to as Brandmaster, is always available containing some great resources and amazing features relating to Kooth and to support with promoting our services in relation to all of these dates and events.
Kooth Promotion Central can be accessed using the following URL:
promote.kooth.com
Our marketing team has also developed a new resource to support with third party promotion of our services please find this below:
VIEW RESOURCE HERE
This resource is very much still being trialled and our marketing team would appreciate any feedback you may have.
Also in May, we are hosting some regional webinars around specific topics to share how our digital mental health support services, Kooth and Qwell, can support Mental Health across the North East and Yorkshire.
These events are specifically targeted at professionals Please see details below:
Mental Health Awareness
In honour and celebration of Mental Health Awareness Week (9th-15th May), and this year's theme of loneliness, we are offering some free Zoom information sessions around how our services can help you and the people you may support.
This session is for professionals who work with young people and/or adults who want to know more about Kooth and Qwell as part of the digital mental health offer in North East and Yorkshire.
What you will learn from the session:
- how you can signpost to our self-referral services
- how each support feature on the websites work
- how adults and young people benefit from the services
- how we safeguard at risk adults and young people
- specific resources and support for loneliness (ahead of 'Loneliness Awareness Week' in June)
We will give a live demo of the websites, explore case studies of real users, and respond to any questions.
Wednesday 11th May 2-3pm
Thursday 12th May 10-11am
Find out more and book your free place here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/320647955667
Maternal Mental Health
This Maternal Mental Health Month (May 2022) we are inviting professionals (especially those who support families in the first 5 years from pregnancy) such as GP's, antenatal staff, health visitors, maternity voice partnerships in the North East, North Yorkshire, Humber Coast & Vale, Leeds & Bradford to a virtual webinar.
We'll be highlighting how Kooth & Qwell can support individuals and families during the perinatal period and how expectant parents/ families could benefit from the support we offer.
Tuesday 24th May 4-5pm
Friday 27th May 10-11am
Find out more and book your free place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maternal-mental-health-how-can-kooth-qwell-support-tickets-320806800777
Other things to look out for on Kooth this month are:
Interesting Articles
Chill Out: Our Top 10 Hobbies
What We Love About Springtime
Overlooked at the Oscars 2022
Kooth Podcasts
Hitting Life Milestones Podcast!
Marvel, DC, DIsabilities & Me
(Our Podcasts are available on both Spotify and Apple Music by searching Kooth Podcast I have included a digital poster in this newsletter here to support with promoting these on social media,etc.)
Please find here Shared assets (brandmaster.com) a link to our Kooth Sign Up Guide should you wish to support any young people with gaining access to our online community.
