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MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
You can speak to someone at Childline about how you’re feeling, no matter the issue.
https://www.childline.org.uk/
Call the Parents Helpline: 0808 802 5544 Monday to Friday 9.30am – 4pm, free for mobiles.
Free 27/7 mental health support if you’re experiencing a mental health crisis.
IF YOU NEED URGENT HELP TEXT
YM TO 85258
https://www.giveusashout.org/
text 85258 a 24/7 text service (with trained crisis volunteers who will chat using trained techniques via text responses.
https://chathealth.nhs.uk/
Text 07507 330 205 Response time 24 hours
Anonymous healthcare support
School Welfare Officer: [email protected]
You can speak to someone at Childline about how you’re feeling, no matter the issue.
https://www.childline.org.uk/
Call the Parents Helpline: 0808 802 5544 Monday to Friday 9.30am – 4pm, free for mobiles.
Free 27/7 mental health support if you’re experiencing a mental health crisis.
IF YOU NEED URGENT HELP TEXT
YM TO 85258
https://www.giveusashout.org/
text 85258 a 24/7 text service (with trained crisis volunteers who will chat using trained techniques via text responses.
https://chathealth.nhs.uk/
Text 07507 330 205 Response time 24 hours
Anonymous healthcare support
School Welfare Officer: [email protected]
ONLINE SAFETY
KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE
The internet provides entertainment, connectivity and interaction.
Children may need to spend a lot of time on the internet while studying and they may use other social media and messaging sites such as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Instagram or Whatsapp. These can be useful tools, but we need to be aware that there are powerful programmes and networks that use these media platforms to reach out to young people in order to communicate extremist messages.
How parents and carers can reinforce messages about online safety
As you would protect your child in the real world, you will want to make sure that they are safe whatever they are doing. If your child understands the risks and can make sensible and informed choices online, they can get the most from the internet and stay safe whilst doing so – particularly from those people who might seek them out to harm them.
www.net-aware.org.uk/ from the NSPCC to find out about particular social media sites your child might be using, such as Snapchat or Instagram.
https://www.internetmatters.org/ Lots of information, advice and resources which can be used to help children stay safe online
SUPPORTING PARENT & FAMILIES
Anna Freud Centre also has advice for parents who want to reassure children whilst being honest as well as advice for families working together.
We also attached to this email, images which can be printed/sent to parents around the five ways to wellbeing if you need to self-isolate
One of the worries which many parents are facing is how they will manage all being at home together once schools close. The BBC released this article which has some handy tips about managing the balance between routine and rigidity from.
Young Minds: top tips for parents
Twitter Accounts which may be helpful:
@EdSupportUK @YoungMindsUK
@mindworkmatters @teacher5aday
@TheEmpathyWeek @Place2Be
@ParentHub_UK @adrianbethune
Please click on the links below to access websites
Shout – www.giveu sashout.org
Chat Health – www.chathealth.nhs.uk
NSPCC – www.nspcc.org.uk
Refuge (Women’s Shelter) – www.refuge.org.uk
Victim Support (Rape Help) – www.victimsupport.org
NCDV (Domestic Violence) – www.ncdv.org.uk
Childline (Children’s Wellbeing) – www.childline.org.uk
Women’s Aid (Domestic Abuse) – www.womensaid.org.uk
Men’s advice line (Men’s Domestic Abuse) – www.mensadciceline.org.uk
Samaritans (Crisis aid & Suicide) – www.samaritans.org.uk
Hourglass (Elder Abuse) – www.wearehourglass.org
Cruse (Bereavement Support) – www.cruse.org.uk
Mind (Mental Health) – www.mind.org.uk
Let’s Talk About It – www.ltai.info
