Charlie Waller Trust
Since our creation in 1997, we have become one of the UK’s most respected mental health charities.
We are one the UK’s most respected mental health charities, founded by the family of Charlie Waller, who died by suicide in 1997 whilst suffering from depression.
We provide mental health training and resources with a focus on children and young people. We equip parents, carers, teachers and communities with the best and latest evidence-based strategies. We give them the knowledge and confidence to help young people thrive.
Empowering those who support children and young people is at the heart of our work. We want to ensure that no one feels alone on that journey.
Free mental health resources
We run live webinars for anyone who looks after children and young people – parents, carers, educators – as well as young people themselves and anyone interested in psychology or mental health.
All of our webinars are presented by our mental health trainers, speakers and guest speakers who come from a wide range of professions, including education, psychology, social work, youth work, public health, psychotherapy and nursing. Past topics have included: the teen brain, sleep, supporting a highly sensitive child, and perfectionism.
The webinars explore practical, evidence-based strategies for maintaining positive mental health, whether that’s paying attention to our own wellbeing, or how to support those around us.
https://charliewaller.org/mental-health-resources
https://charliewaller.org/mental-health-training-support/mental-health-webinars
Eating disorder workshops for parents and carers (fully funded)
Caring for a loved one with an eating disorder can be exhausting, distressing and disorientating. Many carers feel they are drowning, they have tried everything and don’t know where to turn next.
The Charlie Waller Trust offers online workshops to parents and carers based on the New Maudsley Approach, which recognises that family/carers are in a unique position to support their loved one to tackle the eating disorder. Unfortunately, they are typically excluded from treatment, with the impact of the eating disorder on the family often overlooked.
These courses have helped so many families to navigate their way through a seemingly impossible task and offer professional techniques for becoming a ‘change coach’.
About the workshops
The courses are broken down into five, two-hour online workshops and are full of practical tips, real life scenarios and case studies. The workshops cover:
- Introductions, psychoeducation and empathy
- Cycle of change and motivational language
- Reflecting on caring responses
- Dealing with challenging behaviour
- What to try when things feel stuck
- Coaching your loved one to make their own changes
- Relapse contingency planning