Sleep support for children and young people: The Sleep Charity
A pilot project to help children and young people overcome sleeping difficulties has been extended across North Yorkshire.
It uses behavioural therapy, sleep clinics and workshops – rather than medication – to improve a child's sleep health.
The Sleep Charity – an award-winning voluntary organisation based in Doncaster – was initially commissioned to offer services in Whitby, Scarborough and Ryedale.
The approach has been so successful, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB has now commissioned The Sleep Charity to provide support to families North Yorkshire-wide until March 2024.
It will also provide professionals' training to GP practice staff, health visitors and school nurses.
Referral Information
Click on the relevant links below for more information:
Referral information can be found on the flyer above. Once referred, a child and their family will be triaged to the most appropriate level of support, based on need, ranging from workshops and webinars, to one-on-one support with a specialist sleep practitioner.
E-Book to Support Parents and Carers
This guide has been produced to support parents and carers who may have difficulties getting their child/children to sleep.
Download a printable version by clicking here
E-Book to Support Teens
The Teen Sleep Hub eBook is packed with bite size relevant pieces of advice and information – backed by science and research – to empower and help you feel more confident in making the right changes to your sleep.
Visit the Teen Sleep Hub to download your free copy.
Free Foundation Sleep Workshop for Parents/Carers and Professionals
The Sleep Charity have been commissioned to provide its online Foundation Sleep Workshop for families and professionals in the North Yorkshire area.
This downloadable flyer provides more information about the Workshop.
Further Resources
The Sleep Charity has many resources to support families. Click on this downloadable flyer for more information on what's available.
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Tutti Frutti - free online resources
In partnership with the Sheffield Children's Hospital and The Sleep Charity, Leeds’ children’s theatre, Tutti Frutti have created free online resources to help children experience better sleep.
The main resource is an audio play by acclaimed children’s theatre writer Mike Kenny. There is a podcast for children, linked to the play, also a very short Sleep Karting game. In addition there are two podcasts for adults, one for schools and one for parents.
The parent podcast contains a real life success story from Claire Earley, whose second child has physical disabilities and would wake hourly through the night until he was 8 years old. There is also advice from Helen Rutherford, a trained Specialist Sleep Practitioner who has worked with children with additional needs for over 30 years. Helen has been lead practitioner on a number of projects including the NHS England funded ‘Sleep Support for Children with Autism’ (that went on to win a National award for The Children’s Sleep Charity) and Sleep Support for children with ADHD funded by BBC Children in Need.
Access the free Tutti Frutti resources, here.
The National Sleep Helpline
