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It’s that dreaded time of the year…exam season! If University or college wasn’t stressful enough already, this takes it up a level!

Below we are going to share a few of the best stress management techniques that have been proven to help people overcome stress and perform at their highest level. And let’s be honest…when you can do that, you’re going to be a whole lot happier with your study experience regardless of whether you are at college, an undergraduate or even postgraduate. 

Well Bee Kids is a Middlesbrough based yoga and wellness group based around children's health. The group provides in-person events as well as online video content for children to stream at home and try out fun and exciting yoga techniques to captivate children through inspiring and memorable experiences so they feel empowered to make positive choices and strive to be the best version of themselves.

Semester is a student wellness coach set on making sure students have healthy minds in order to achieve their potential. The Semester blogs focus on different topics to keep your mind healthy from personal development to taking time for your self.

The Headlight Project provides support for families and individuals who have suffered a traumatic bereavement. Working with children and on request from schools, they offer one-to-one counselling, play therapy and emotional resilience programmes.

Practising mindfulness isn’t always easy — especially for young people, who are often plugged in to their phones and other digital devices and not really thinking about how mindfulness might benefit them in their daily lives. But Breathr is a new mindfulness app that's free and designed specifically for young people.

Take a look at NHS England's calming breathing technique for stress, anxiety and panic. The exercise takes just a few minutes and can be done anywhere; you'll get the most benefit if you do it regularly, as part of your daily routine.

Yoga is proven to help with stress relief, improve mental health and reduce anxiety. This beginners guide will give you all the tips, guidelines and recommendations you will need to start a successful yoga practice.

When you're living with a mental health problem, or supporting someone who is, having access to the right information is vital. Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.

The Free Mindfulness Project brings together a range of resources, providing an ever-growing collection of free to download mindfulness-based exercises in one place. The spirit of this project is one of openness and compassion, encouraging the sharing of resources with the wider community.

Everybody can feel under pressure to be their best – whether it's from parents, school, social media or even yourself. But sometimes to be your best, it can help to do nothing.

Alongside their app, Calm are offering free access to popular resources which we help you on your mental health journey.

Calm's mission is to make the world happier and healthier. As the number one sleep, meditation and relaxation app, Calm has over 100 million downloads and been recognised with awards from the likes of Apple, Google and the Center for Humane Technology.

All children should grow up in supportive communities safe from bullying and harm.​ Kidscape provide practical support, training, and advice to challenge bullying and protect young lives.

Find out everything you need to know about drugs, their effects and the law. Talk to Frank for facts, support and advice on drugs and alcohol today.

Childline is a free, private and confidential service where you can talk about anything, anytime. The charity helps anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. Whether it’s something big or small, their trained counsellors are here to support you.

Beat is the UK’s eating disorder charity. Founded in 1989 as the Eating Disorders Association, their mission is to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders.

Place2Be is a children’s mental health charity that provides counselling and mental health support and training in UK schools. Through a tried and tested model that's backed by research, they make sure that children should not have to face mental health problems alone.

It's fair to say the past two years have not exactly been easy, and many of us are feeling uncertain or anxious about the future. But there's loads of things we can all do to look after our mental wellbeing, and taking any time you can for self-care is massively important, especially now.

Whether you want to understand more about how you're feeling, get information about a mental health condition or find out what support is available to you, YoungMinds' guides can help.

It can be difficult to understand the many factors that contribute to overall mental health. To help better understand these complexities, Jacobs and mental health professionals have developed a free mental health check-in tool on behalf of One Million Lives, to help users assess their current state of mind and provide suggestions for growth.

Since 1997, the Charlie Waller Trust has become one of the UK’s most respected mental health charities. They help young people to understand their own mental health, equip them to support themselves and those around them, and empower them to talk more openly about the subject. Their student hub provides insight, articles and tips to help you manage your mental health.

Evidence suggests there are 5 steps you can take to improve your mental health and wellbeing. Trying these tips from NHS England could help you feel more positive and able to get the most out of life.

Therapy Comics develop high-quality, materials for evidence-based interventions that are in common use by therapists.