This page includes resources to help support your mental health and wellbeing, whether you are a pupil, member of staff or a parent. Pupils today must learn to navigate a complex and ever-changing world, facing challenges and pressures in many areas of their life. Parents and staff may need guidance in how to support them or with managing their own mental health and wellbeing; the links and apps we have referenced will help you to manage your mental wellbeing.

If you are a Pupil with concerns or you are worried about your child, please email the Guidance team in the first instance and we will do our best to help.

guidance@bwa.kevibham.org

Resources on Specific Wellbeing Topics


Self Harm

Anxiety disorders

Anger management

Bereavement

Eating Disorders

Depression


Pupils

If you are feeling stressed, anxious or just simply not yourself please speak to the Guidance team in school and also access the huge range of support networks below. There is lots of information in these links and apps that can help with your mental health and emotional wellbeing,

Pupil Links

Childline

Childline is a free counselling service for children and young people – whenever they need support or advice. There website also has lots of information that can support with issues young people face

Young Minds

Young Minds are the UK’s leading charity fighting for children and young people’s mental health. They want to see a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health, and all young people get the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what.

Kooth

Kooth is an online mental health wellbeing community aimed at young people. Where you can access free a, safe and anonymous support.

Every Mind Matters

Every Mind Matters is the NHS Wellbeing and mental health support website. If you are feeling stressed, anxious, low or struggling to sleep? Every Mind Matters can help with expert advice, practical tips and personalised actions to help stay healthy.

The Mix

The Mix is a support service for young people. They are here help you take on any challenge you’re facing – from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs. You can talk to them via their online community, on social, through their free, confidential helpline or our counselling service.

Calm Harm App

Calm Harm is an award-winning app developed for teenage mental health charity stem4 by Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, using the basic principles of an evidence-based therapy called Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT). Calm Harm provides tasks to help you resist or manage the urge to self-harm.

Mental Health Apps (NHS.uk)

This link will take you through to a range of NHS supported Wellbeing and Mental Health Apps you can download.

On My Mind

On My Mind is run through the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families. The information and support aim to impower young people to make informed choice about their mental health and wellbeing. The information has been co-produced by young people to help young people.

Self Harm Support

Free online self-harm support for young people between the ages of 14-19.

Eating Disorder Support

Beat eating disorders are 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.

Parents

These links and apps contain lots of advice to help you support both your child’s and your own mental health and wellbeing

Staff

These links and apps can help to support your emotional wellbeing, as well as your colleagues and your pupils:

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