OutRight

Resources to download and explore before starting the OutRight campaign

• Children’s Pack – Introductory pack for people working with children under 12 years of age.
• Young People’s Pack – Introductory pack for people working with young people age 12 years+.
• Introduction to this year’s campaign – One for children under 12 years and one for young people age 12 years+.
• Introductory Presentation/Assembly – PowerPoint presentation to share with groups of children under 12 years old, and one for groups of young people age 12 years+.
• Welcome Message from Cel – A welcome message from Cel Spellman encouraging everyone to take part.
• Introduction to Paddington – Meet Paddington and learn about his story.
• Media Guidance – Guidance for engaging with local media, a press release template for Rights Respecting Schools and one for other settings.
• Consent Guidance and Forms – Guidance for obtaining meaningful consent, information sheet and consent form for children, young people and their parents/carers.

For those working with children under 12 years of age:

• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 1 – Know your Rights
• Activity 1: Know your Rights – A PowerPoint presentation
• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 2 – Right to a Healthy Life
• Activity 2: Right to a Healthy Life – A PowerPoint presentation

For those working with young people age 12+:

• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 1 – All children’s right to a healthy mind
• Activity 1: All children’s right to a healthy mind – A PowerPoint presentation
• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 2 – Our Connected Minds and Bodies
• Activity 2: Our Connected Minds and Bodies – A PowerPoint presentation

For those working with children under 12 years of age:

• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 3 – What is mental health and wellbeing?
• Activity 3: What is mental health and wellbeing? – A PowerPoint presentation

For those working with young people age 12+:

• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 3 – What is mental health and wellbeing?
• Activity 3: What is mental health and wellbeing? – A PowerPoint presentation

For those working with children under 12 years of age:

• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 4 – What affects our mental health?
• Activity 4: What affects our mental health? – A PowerPoint presentation

For those working with young people age 12+:

• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 4 – What affects our mental health?
• Activity 4: What affects our mental health? – A PowerPoint presentation

For those working with children under 12 years of age:

• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 5 – Speaking Out for Mental Health
• Activity 5: Speaking Out for Mental Health: – A PowerPoint presentation

For those working with young people age 12+:

• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 5 – Talking About and Managing Your Mental Health
• Activity 5: Talking About and Managing Your Mental Health – A PowerPoint presentation

For those working with children under 12 years of age:

• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 6 – Managing Your Mind
• Activity 6: Managing your Mind – A PowerPoint presentation
• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 7 – Circles of Support
• Activity 7: Circles of Support: – A PowerPoint presentation

For those working with young people age 12+:

• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 6 – Youth Advocates for Mental Health
• Activity 6: Youth Advocates for Mental Health – A PowerPoint presentation
• Guidance notes for Facilitators: Activity 7 – Circles of Support
• Activity 7: Circles of Support – A PowerPoint presentation

Action 1: Encourage children and young people to start using their voices, this World Mental Health Day

Action 2: For World Children’s Day, let’s talk about why mental health is so important.

Action 3: Create a Mental Health and Wellbeing Declaration for your class, school or youth organisation.

We held our first Support Workshop on 15 September 2021: we really enjoyed answering your questions and hearing your ideas. You can find the notes from the workshop here.

The second Support Workshop was on 20 October 2021. Again, we had some interesting and helpful questions about the campaign. You can find the notes from the workshop here.

These notes are useful for anyone leading OutRight with the children and young people they work with!

We held a webinar for children and young people taking part in the OutRight campaign, on 19 November 2021. We loved seeing so many settings join from all over the UK and really hope you enjoyed the event. We will be sharing notes from the event here.

Dr. Polly Walker, UNICEF UK Programme Information Specialist – Child Health, told us about her Psychological First Aid tool during the World Children’s Day event – you can find this great resource here.