Charlie Waller

About

Charlie Waller is one the UK’s most respected mental health charities. It exists to help young people to understand their own mental health, to equip them to support themselves and those around them, and to empower them to talk more openly about the subject. 

Training for Schools

Charlie Waller offers a programme for schools and young people which provides evidence-based presentations and training sessions that motivate, build confidence, inform and offer practical ideas and tools that can easily be put into practice.

Talks and training sessions can be run for small or large groups and can last from 90 minutes to a whole day, depending on your requirements. To ensure the greatest possible impact, the charity likes to deliver multiple sessions in one location (e.g. to staff and parents, or staff and students), to a fairly large audience or to staff from several schools or other youth settings.

Charlie Waller advocates a whole school approach to mental health. Working in a holistic way can create a culture of positive mental health and wellbeing to benefit pupils, staff and the wider school community as well as providing evidence for Ofsted.

The charity's experienced, expert trainers can work with your school to introduce policies and processes to support wellbeing in a holistic way. Mental health training for staff is part of this evidence-based approach.

A designated Charlie Waller trainer with expertise and knowledge in youth mental health will provide consultation, training, and guidance to build on your strengths and help with areas for development. They will advise you on how to measure progress to show the impact of your activities.

The Charlie Waller partnership with schools is practical, supportive, and evidence-based. We will ensure achieving this whole school approach to mental health is manageable for schools and help you to deliver ‘everyday magic’ throughout the school.

We ask schools to invite all members of staff to attend and take part in the mental health training sessions: not only teaching and pastoral staff, but also librarians, cleaners, technicians, facilities and catering staff where possible.

Training is provided for free, but donations are welcome and ecouraged to support the charity's continuing work.  

Find out more about Charlie Waller training for schools. 

Free Guides, Workbooks, and Resources

• Coping with self-harm
• Five ways to wellbeing
• Perfectionism
• Supporting students in their studies
• Supporting students dealing with depression
• All emotions are ok
• Being present in the now

View the full library of resources here

If a loved one is in crisis with their mental health and needs urgent support, there are organisations which can help, many of which operate 24/7. If it’s an emergency, call 999 and ask for an ambulance, or go to your nearest A&E department.

Helplines and crisis contacts | Charlie Waller Trust

Stigma to Strength Podcast - Your Mental Health Toolkit

In this episode Kyanne and Eliza discuss what a mental health toolkit is and how you can build your own. The things we do to maintain our wellbeing are unique to each person, they chat about what works for them and fellow ambassadors such as exercise, creativity and sleep. They have conversations about how to continue using your mental health toolkit when going through challenges in life.

 Listen here

Are you caring for a young person with an eating disorder?

It can be a distressing, isolating and worrying time for anyone caring for a child who has been diagnosed with an eating disorder or who is having problems with eating.

As well as helping you understand more about eating problems, this booklet gives you knowledge and skills that will help you support your child plus some useful tips on supporting your own wellbeing. You can also find out more about our free online skills workshops for parents and carers.

We hope that this resource will reassure you that you are not alone, and that people do recover from an eating disorder.

Download the booklet as a PDF or read the content on our web page. 

Newsletter

Charlie Waller publish their newsletter, Charlie Waller News, twice a year, in spring and autumn. As well as news about their work, it carries features written by specialists in diverse aspects of mental health, book reviews and updates on their fundraising activities.  

Read the latest edition of the Charlie Waller News here

Have a general enquiry?

If you would like to contact us with a general enquiry you can reach us in the following ways or fill in our online form. For enquiries about training, events, fundraising, donations or the shop please see the options below:

Phone: +44 (0) 1635 869754

You can ring the Charlie Waller office between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Address: Charlie Waller Trust

First Floor, 23 Kingfisher Court

Newbury

Berkshire

RG14 5SJ