Mental Health Awareness Week: Digital Wellbeing Focus
Resources for families and schools during Mental Health Awareness Week, focusing on digital wellbeing.
Mental Health Awareness Week is an opportunity to focus on the relationship between digital habits and mental wellbeing. This guide provides conversation starters, classroom activities, and family actions.
Family digital wellbeing check-in
Use this week as a prompt for a family conversation about how everyone feels about their screen time and social media use.
Mood tracking exercise
Ask your child to notice how they feel before and after using different apps for a week. Discuss the patterns together.
School activities
Use our lesson plans and assembly outlines on digital wellbeing to support Mental Health Awareness Week at school.
Social media detox challenge
Try a family challenge: one app-free evening per day during the week. Replace screen time with a shared activity.
Related safety topics
This is practical educational content to support families. For case-specific concerns about a child's safety, contact the NSPCC helpline on 0808 800 5000 or your local safeguarding team.