Children's Mental Health Week is taking place on 1-7 February 2021. The theme of this year's Children’s Mental Health Week is Express Yourself.

Expressing yourself is about finding ways to share feelings, thoughts, or ideas, through creativity. This could be through art, music, writing and poetry, dance and drama, photography and film, and doing activities that make you feel good.

Place2Be have teamed up with BAFTA Kids and Oak National Academy to create a free assembly featuring pupils and well known-faces discussing the theme of ‘Express Yourself’.

Hosted by Blue Peter’s Lindsey Russell, and CBBC Presenter and Place2Be Champion Rhys Stephenson, the assembly is a great way to help children to explore the creative ways they can share their thoughts and feelings.

The assembly features pupils from Featherstone Primary School, and special guests:

• Sharna Jackson, award-winning author
• Nikki Lilly, Youtuber and campaigner
• Matthew Lewis, actor
• Plus a special message from Doctor Who star, Jodie Whittaker

Take a look at the Children's Mental Health Week Virtual Assembly https://youtu.be/zisXE4KlLAI 

To mark the start of Children’s Mental Health Week, The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of Place2Be, has sent a message of support encouraging children and parents to find ways to share their thoughts and feelings, particularly during such a challenging time. Take a look at the message here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEBURwEL9HM&feature=emb_logo

Place2Be have provided free resources to schools and youth groups that will help children and young people to explore what it means to Express Yourself.