We developed this questionnaire in order to understand more about the process of recovery; what’s helpful and what’s not so helpful.

Everyone is different and there will be differences for everyone. The items on this questionnaire were developed through a process of interviewing service users about their recovery journeys.  We hope that by filing in this questionnaire you will find out information that is important to you and your own recovery. Not all factors will be important to you, since everyone is different. This questionnaire is optional but may be helpful in tracking your own progress over time, we recommend filling it in every 3 months.

This course has been written for young people aged 13-18 as a way of learning about the global pandemic.

You will learn helpful information about what the new virus is, how to stay healthy and do your best not to pass it on, how you might feel about it, things to do at home and how to help yourself and others.

The coronavirus pandemic means that more of us are working remotely at home, socialising, shopping and educating our children online, which makes it more important than ever that we do everything we can to stay safe online. This course has been created to give you information about how to make the most of your time online including looking after your wellbeing and supporting children and young people online.

This workbook aims to introduce some ideas about spirituality, and provide a framework that people can use to explore their own spirituality and how it relates to their mental health and wellbeing. There are lots of real life stories along the way to illustrate the ideas. 

This course provides an overview of the 5 factors, known as CHIME, that both service users and professionals have created together to improve personal wellbeing.

The Spirituality and Recovery course will give you the opportunity to learn about spirituality and the role it can play in mental health recovery. This course does not promote any particular belief system or religion. Rather, it will give you the chance to explore what spirituality means to you and how you can develop your own sense of spirituality.

There are five topics in this course, these are:

• Introduction to Spirituality and Recovery
• Spiritual Explorations
• The Spirituality Flower
• Unusual Experiences
• Spiritual Practices and Resources

This course considers how a mental health crisis may present itself and what you can do to help yourself cope with a crisis and looks at ways you can prepare yourself and develop resilience in the longer term, as well as how to respond and support someone who is experiencing a crisis right now.

Formulation is about gathering relevant information to help make sense of experiences in a highly personalised way. This course provides an overview of formulation approaches used in mental health treatment and is aimed at those living with mental health difficulties and those who live with or look after them, members of the public and staff.

This course explores what stress is, the physical and psychological impact of the stress response, the stress vulnerability bucket model, basic coping theory, everyday ways of coping, how genetics and the environment influence our vulnerability to stress and what can help when dealing with stress.

This course explores the role art and museums can have on mental wellbeing and recovery. There is emerging evidence that suggests that accessing art and museums can have positive health and wellbeing outcomes for people, and that they play a role in helping people to stay well and recover faster, including mental health. The course considers how to get the most out of art and museums to support your wellbeing.

Running for Recovery explores the health and wellbeing benefits of running.

This course considers different types of loss and how it might make you feel. It explores the processes of dealing with loss and how you can help yourself or someone else. It also considers different cultural and religious perspectives on loss.

This course is for anyone who wants to know how to deal with other people effectively and get the most out of their relationships.

It explores the benefits of dealing with others effectively and considers some of the difficulties people experience when dealing with others.

The course looks at:

• The boundaries we have and the impact of diversity
• Empathy, listening skills and validation
• Conflict and how to be more assertive
• Professionals and shared decision making

This course offers an introduction to the Positive Behavioural Support model which is being used increasingly in mental health services.

Positive Behavioural Support can be used when someone's behaviour is challenging the people around them and affecting their quality of life.

This course explores how Positive Behavioural Support works, and considers how it might help you or someone you know or work with.

This course was developed by Stephen Davison, Lead Nurse, Positive and Safe team.

This course explores what diagnoses are, the classification systems used by professionals, the prevalence of several diagnoses and how experiences occur on a spectrum. Additionally, this course looks at the impact of receiving a diagnosis, the stigma surrounding diagnoses and some of the controversies of some diagnoses. Lastly, this course considers a few possibilities for alternatives to the current diagnostic systems.

This course explores social anxiety, looking at its causes, how it feels to experience it and how to manage it.

This course explores the topic of depression, the most common mental health condition that can affect people of all ages. It looks at the causes and common symptoms of depression as well as the different types that people can experience.

It also looks at living with depression, how it is treated and how to find further help and support if you or someone you know needs it. 

This course provides an overview of delirium and explains why we need to know about it to help raise awareness. It is aimed at those living with mental health issues and those who live with or look after them, members of the public and staff.

This course looks specifically at coming off medications. It discusses various drug groups and the associated adverse effects that may occur when stopping them, the reasons why stopping slowly is healthier, some strategies for how to stop, when it might be important to stop suddenly and managing long term adverse effects of having stopped medications too quickly.

This course is divided into the following sections:

Dealing with the Personal Impact of a Major Incident

This section is aimed at anyone who has been affected by a major incident or knows someone who has, either personally or professionally. It considers the personal impact of a major incident and explores what can help.

Adults Supporting Children after a Major Incident

This section is aimed at adults supporting children in either a personal or professional capacity. For example, this could be family, carers, school or health service staff. It considers how a major incident can affect children and what you can do to support them. It also explores understanding why it is sometimes necessary to seek more help and when to do so.

Children Dealing with the Impact of a Major Incident 

This section has age appropriate information which a child could read through by themselves or ideally with an adult. The section uses a story format to explore some of the issues that children exposed to a major incident experience. This is in addition to the main content that provides more factual information and includes some activities aimed at helping children express their thoughts and feelings.

Young People Dealing with the Impact of a Major Incident 

This section has information specific to this age group about the personal impact of a major incident, what can help, and why it may be necessary to seek more help sometimes.

Incident Preparedness

This section is aimed at professionals and organisations, identifying key aspects about how to plan and prepare prior to a major incident. It also aims to promote the resilience of survivors and responders directly or indirectly exposed to such incidents.

Community / Service level responses to trauma

This section provides a model identifying the priority tasks that need to be addressed following a major incident and also considers the impact and effectiveness for staff and survivors of various management styles.

Interviews with people who have experienced a major incident

This section has a collection of personal accounts with people who have experienced a major incident. Reading other people’s reflections while sometimes difficult, can deepen an individuals understanding of their own thoughts, feelings and behaviours and in this way may aid recovery.

This course explores what the Mental Health Act (1983) is and how it is used in relation to a persons journey from assessment and treatment through to discharge and aftercare. It also follows the story of Iris, a young woman who has experienced a mental health crisis that led to admission to hospital under the Act.

This resource is for parents of children and young people who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC). 

It is designed to be an updated and improved online version of the previous Brief ASCEND course which was being delivered through 3 ½ day face to face sessions prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The resource has been co-produced by the CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) and CYC (City of York Council) Specialist Teaching Team in York. 

This course is aimed at parents and carers of young people and explores what is meant by mental health, how to recognise when somebody is struggling, how to provide support, how to look after yourself and also provides information on where to get extra support.

This course is aimed at adults who have contact with children and young people. Professionals can have a huge impact on the health and development of children and young people. This course explores ways that you can support a child and gives you information on what to do if a child is having emotional difficulties.

This course is for children and young people of any age. It looks at the acronym CHIME which stands for Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning and Empowerment. It explains what they are and how they are useful aspects of life with some practical ideas for strengthening them.

This module is for young people aged 13-18. It will help you to understand what mental health means, the signs of mental health problems, common mental health issues and wellbeing and resilience.