Wellbeing
The emotional wellbeing of our school community is crucial to living a happy, successful and healthy life. There are times, however, when we all need a little support in achieving this.
There is a vast amount of support online that is free to access and offers guidance, advice, help and tips on how to deal with mental illnesses like anxiety and depression. The Mental Health Foundation provides lots of guidance on how to look after your mental health and this can be accessed here.
You can view some useful guidance from a range of organisations in the table below.
| Organisation | Support provided |
|---|---|
| Action for Happiness | |
| Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families |
Support for families |
| Anxiety UK | Young people. Support for anxiety conditions. |
| Calm | The Campaign Against Living Miserably provides fantastic support for all young people, but especially young men. |
| Child Bereavement |
When Someone Special Dies Leaflet – For Children 7-11 Years Old When Someone Special Dies Leaflet – For Young People Children’s Understanding of Death at Different Ages How Children and Young People Grieve What Helps Grieving Children and Young People Supporting Bereaved Children and Young People with Additional Needs Through Grief Supporting Bereaved Children and Young People with ASD Building Resilience in Bereaved Children When a Grandparent Dies: The Impact on Children and Young People |
| Childnet | Parents and Carers. Working to keep the internet a safe place to be. |
| Children's Society | Advice for young people. |
| Dr Radha's Wellbeing Tips | Dr Rahda, along with Children in Need, has put together a list of wellbeing tips in order to help us maintain a positive wellbeing. |
| Dudley Mind | Young people/parents/carers. |
| Heads Together | Young people. Promotes talking about mental health and getting rid of the stigma attached to it. |
| Kooth | All young people. |
| NHS Psychological Therapies |
For depression. You can get free psychological therapies, including counselling for depression, on the NHS. You do not need a referral from a GP. You can refer yourself directly to a psychological therapies service. Find a psychological therapies service in your area or you can get a referral from a GP if you prefer. |
| No Panic |
This website offers support and guidance for anyone who has an anxiety disorder. There are numerous resources that offer strategies to support and help. |
| Parent Zone |
Internet use |
| PLACE2BE |
Parents/carers. Provides emotional support for children. |
| Samaritans | All people with suicidal thoughts. |
| Self Harm UK/Virtual College | Free online course designed to help parents talk about the issue of self-harm with their children. |
| Stonewall |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. |
| The Kaleidoscope Plus Group | Parent/carer support for children who self harm. |
| Time To Change | Young people. Provides phone numbers for mental health charities, groups and services. |
| What Centre | Parents and carers. A place for parents/carers to access services in the local area. |
| Young Mind | Project based advice for young people and parents/carers. Helpline number for parents/carers. |