12/02/2026
👧🏼👶🏾 Children’s Mental Health Week – “This Is My Place”
This week reminds us how important it is for children and young people to feel they belong — at home, at school, and in their communities.
For grieving tamariki and rangatahi, loss can deeply shake that sense of place. At Grief Centre, we support young people and their whānau to feel heard, understood, and less alone — helping them reconnect with a sense of safety and belonging.
Every child deserves a place where they feel they matter. 💛
If you're supporting a grieving child, you may find Grief Centre's booklet for children and booklet for carers useful: https://www.griefcentre.org.nz/resources/
These pages (not affiliated with Grief Centre) also have some good resources for discussing mental health and grief with children:
📄https://www.twinkl.co.nz/resource/t2-lf-10-free-twinkl-life-taster-childrens-mental-health-week-resource-pack
📄https://schoolofkindness.org/childrens-mental-health-week-2026
📄https://www.skylight.org.nz/resources-all
