Me and my feelings questionnaire : Mentally Healthy Schools

This questionnaire consists of 16 items designed to measure the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. It covers two areas: emotional difficulties and behavioural difficulties.

It is practical and can be easily navigated by the user. It can be completed by children and young people in under 10 minutes and is available in 2 formats, making it accessible for different audiences.

The questionnaire has clear aims and is simple and easy for children and young people to complete.

It is intended to capture student voice and can be readily implemented by mental health leads. The language validates all feelings and responses, and acknowledges that feelings are not permanent and can fluctuate over time.

The questionnaire includes scoring instructions as well as guidance on score categorisation. It uses established cut-offs taken from CORC’s Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire and Wellbeing Measurement for Schools.

Using this resource

This resource is designed for:

use by mental health leads working with students aged 8 to 19.

Learning outcomes

This resource addresses the following learning outcomes:

Develop effective plans to empower and involve pupils and students, including those with additional needs and communication difficulties, in the co-production, and embedding, of their whole school or college approach.