Mental Health & wellbeing
Your mental health is very important to us; we want to support you and help you to support yourself.
Talk to your trusted adult. They will:
- Be open minded and will not make assumptions
- know that you are not doing anything to seek attention but that you need some help
- Be there to help you and will not judge you
- Listen to you and offer reassurance
- They will not put pressure on you, force you to talk or minimise your feelings
What is available in school:
- Support from a trusted adult(s)
- Help from the pastoral team
- Signposting to resources and organisations that can help
- Support from trained mental health first aiders
- Referral to our school nurse
- Referral to Teens In Crisis
- Referral to Young Gloucester Youth Support
- Referrals into our Mental Health Trailblazer project
What is available to you on your own?
- A range of mental health reads available from the library
- Check out https://www.kooth.com/
- Check out https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/mental-health-conditions/
- Read the Youthscape posters (below) for ideas of how to manage your mental health concerns
Talk to your trusted adult(s), the safeguarding team or any member of the senior team - we are here for you.
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Here are some links to useful wesbites for support on mental health and wellbeing:
https://www.glosfamiliesdirectory.org.uk/kb5/gloucs/glosfamilies/home.page is a great resource for families and professionals to access information and support.
https://sleepcouncil.org.uk/ Sleep is often impacted for people whom are having difficulties with their mental health, this is a useful resource which provides ideas/ strategies to promote positive sleep hygiene.
CalmHarm App: Calm Harm provides tasks to help young people resist or manage the urge to self-harm.
BlueIce App: BlueIce is an evidenced-based app to help young people manage their emotions and reduce urges to self-harm. This is generally recommended for those whom are already receiving mental health support.
Text: Shout! 85258 Shout is the UK’s first 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place for young people to go if they are struggling to cope and they need immediate help.
https://www.onyourmindglos.nhs.uk/all-topics/ This is a website for young people if they are struggling to cope with their emotions or situations in their life. The information provided is a starting point and provides ideas/ support.
https://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk/ This website provides support for both young people and parents, from practical support, looking at the short and long term to being able to view others situations and stories.
https://stem4.org.uk/ This website provides support / information in regards to; anxiety, depression, self-harm, eating disorders and addiction. Support / resources are targeted not only at young people but parents and teachers.
https://www.themix.org.uk/ The Mix provide online, telephone support as well as a wealth of information regarding various topics/ difficulties which young people can face.
Parenting Support Line: 0800 6525675
https://ticplus.org.uk/young-people/ Teens in Crisis is a counselling service for young people. They can support with issues including depression, anxiety, bereavement, relationship problems, anger, low self-esteem. They offer online or fact to face counselling services, though there is a waiting list.
https://www.infobuzz.co.uk/about-infobuzz/ Infobuzz offers therapeutic and practical support for families and young people with mental and emotional needs. They can provide drug and alcohol intervention.
https://www.gdass.org.uk/ Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service offers counselling and advice to those who are victims of violence at home. To request advice, you complete an online self-referral form.
https://tewkesbury.foodbank.org.uk/ Part of the nationwide network of foodbanks. The website gives information about how to access vouchers to be used at the foodbank.
https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/crisis/ The Crisis Team has links to a wide range of support groups.
Call the Samaritans on 116 123 if you are experiencing feelings of distress or despair that could lead to suicide.
https://youngminds.org.uk/ UK’s leading mental health charity.
https://www.familylives.org.uk/ comprehensive website with advice for all stages of family life.
https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/our-teams-and-services/cyp-glos/young-minds-matter/ Young Minds Matter is a confidential NHS mental health support service for young people in Trailblazer schools across Gloucestershire. To meet with someone from Young Minds Matter in our school ask Student reception for a referral or use YMMChat.
