Hello! We are a group of researchers at the

University of Oxford. We areworking with youthcharities to produce

resources that will support11-16 year old's with theirmental health & wellbeing

during the COVID-19pandemic.

We want you to thinkabout what youngpeople aged 11-16

would most like supportwith for their mentalhealth. This involvescompleting 2 short

tasks for a max. of 30mins

We would like your help!

Young people's mental health and wellbeing has been affected by theCOVID-19 pandemic in different ways

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Many young peoplehave said their mentalhealth has got worseduring the pandemic,but some have saidtheir mental health

has improved

Now we want to knowwhat young people think

are the current mentalhealth priorities for

young people aged 11 -16 so we can ensure they

have the help they need

Lots of organisations have run research

studies to find out howthe pandemic has

affected young people and we are

summarising thisinformation

Bored

The pandemic hasbeen a challenging

time & young peoplehave felt a wholerange of different

emotions

Sad

Lonely

Frustrated

Angry

Restless

?

Worried

StressedRelieved

Unmotivated

Uncertain

Trapped

Lost

Hopeful

Optimistic

HappyBored

PART 1. You will see boxeswith different types of

feelings & emotionsPut 1 - 5 stars next to each feeling/emotion

based on what you think young peopleneed/want help & support with.

TASK 1. ONLINE VERSION What types offeelings and

emotions do youthink young people

aged 11-16 wouldlike help/support

with over the nextfew months?

PART 2. Next clickon the 'poll' linkon the right handside of the padlet

& answer thequestion!

= biggest priority

= smallest priority

[other individuals maysee your online responses

- but your posts will beanonymous]

Right click here &select 'open in new

tab' to access padletpriority setting

exercise

Click on the linkbelow

Arguingmore with

family

Changes tosleeping habits

Not seeing peoplein person as often

Exercising less

Spending moretime online

Wearing aface mask

Social distancing

Spendingless timeoutside

Spendingmore time

at home

Notaccessing

mentalhealth

support

Managingschool work

Touchingyour faceless often

?

Going backto schoolYoung people have

experienced a lot ofchanges to their

daily life which mayhave an impact on

their mental healthand wellbeing

Loss ofusual

routine

Changesto future

plans

Upcomingexams

TASK 2. ONLINE VERSION Click on the linkbelow

What changes todaily life are

having an impacton 11-16 year old's

mental health &wellbeing at the

moment?

[other individuals may seeyour online responses - but

your posts will beanonymous]

You will see boxes whichdescribe ways that daily lifemight have changed due to

the pandemicRate these with 1 - 5 stars based on whatchanges you think are having a NEGATIVE

impact on young people's mental healthat the moment

Right click here &select 'open in new

tab' to access padletpriority setting

exercise 2

= big impact

= small impact

Thank you so much for taking part in this activity!

By sharing your important thoughts with us, you are helping usto see what kind of things young people would like help with.

We will be using this information to develop resources to helpsupport young people during the pandemic, so by taking part

today you will be helping lots of other young people!

Please talk to someone you trust if taking part in this

activity has raised any issues orconcerns.

These are some places where you canfind support or resources online:

Young Minds: https://youngminds.org.uk

Childline:https://www.childline.org.uk

The Mix:https://www.themix.org.uk

We will share what you tell us &the resources we produce on the

Emerging Minds website,in papers & reports, but we

won't say who has said what.

For more information

please contact coray@psych.ox.ac.uk