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Supporting Mental Health & Wellbeing

Download a copy of our Health and Wellbeing Wall here. This includes lots of helpful contact numbers and websites for you to access.

B-EAT youth helpline
Online community information, help and support for anyone affected by eating disorders. Call 0845 634 7650 (Monday to Friday evenings, from 4.30pm to 8.30pm, and Saturdays, 1.00pm – 4.30pm)
www.b-eat.co.uk/

Brook Advisory Service
Brook is the UK’s leading provider of sexual health services and advice for young people under 25. The charity provides free and confidential sexual health information, contraception, pregnancy testing, advice and counselling, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and outreach and education work.
www.brook.org.uk

CAMHS Resources
This site was created for young people, carers and professionals to pool together lots of helpful resources from across the internet that are available to help support your mental health and well-being.
https://www.camhs-resources.co.uk/
Further resources can also be found here: https://www.seftonliverpoolcamhs.com/resources 

Child Bereavement UK
Child Bereavement UK provide a range of support and advice for children and families that are suffering from the loss of a loved one. They have produced a booklet that can be shared with children who are experiencing loss https://www.childbereavementuk.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=1448a7a6-8823-4f15-bfb0-4d478d13527e
They also have a dedicated helpline 0800 02 888 40
Further information can be found at www.childbereavementuk.org

ChildLine
Childline is the UK’s free helpline for children and young people. It provides a confidential telephone counselling service for any child or young person with a problem. It comforts, advises and protects. So, if you are worried about anything, big or small – don’t bottle it up. It can really help if you talk to someone. If there is something on your mind, ChildLine is there for you. You can visit the Childline Explore section for advice and information on a range of topics. Also, you can get support on the online message boards. ‘Everyone helps each other out and is going through the same things as me – it’s a really welcoming place’ Freephone 0800 1111 (24 hours and the call won’t show on your phone bill) www.childline.org.uk

ChildLine Calm Zone
There are lots of way to feel calmer. It’s about finding what works for you. Try some of ChildLine’s Calm Zone breathing exercises, activities, games and videos to help let go of stress.
https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/calm-zone/

Children’s Health, Coping with Covid-19
Helpful tips for supporting children during the pandemic.
Tips for parents to support children during COVID-19

Every Mind Matters
Every Mind Matters has launched some useful information around mental wellbeing whilst people are staying at home.
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-staying-at-home-tips/

FRANK
Confidential information and advice for anyone concerned about their own or someone else’s drug or solvent misuse.
Freephone 0800 77 66 00 (24-hour service, free if calling from a landline and won’t show up on the phone bill, provides translation for non-English speakers)
www.talktofrank.com

It Gets Better Project
Project created to inspire hope for young people facing harassment. A place where young people who are lesbian, gay, bi, or trans can see clips of other people’s coming out stories. www.talktofrank.com

Kidscape
Kidscape are the first charity in the UK established specifically to prevent bullying and sexual abuse. The website offers advice and practical skills on how to deal with bullying. Remember, no-one deserves to be bullied. Nearly everyone is bullied at some time in their lives: by brothers and sisters, by neighbours, by adults or by other children/young people. If you are being bullied, you may feel scared, vulnerable and quite alone but you owe it to yourself to try and sort out the situation so that the bullying stops.
www.kidscape.org.uk

Knowsley Council Lockdown Advice and Support for Families
As we enter another lockdown, it’s normal and entirely understandable if you’re feeling overwhelmed frustrated, worried or exhausted about the situation.

You are not alone and there is a range of advice and support to help you through the next few weeks.
https://www.knowsleynews.co.uk/lockdown-advice-and-support-for-families/

Knowsley Council Mental Health Support or Young People
Knowsley Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is a referral service for children and young people in Knowsley whose emotional, behavioural or mental health issues are causing them problems in their school, family or social life. The service is available on 0151 290 4999 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri. They also have a crisis line available until 9pm on 01744 627 618.

https://www.knowsleynews.co.uk/mental-health-support-is-available-for-knowsleys-young-people/

Kooth
Free online support for young people. Kooth counsellors are online Monday-Friday, 12 noon till 10pm and weekends, 6pm till 10pm.
www.kooth.com

NSPCC
If you’re worried a child may be struggling with their mental health or has anxiety about coronavirus (COVID-19), the NSPCC have got advice to help you support them. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/childrens-mental-health/depression-anxiety-mental-health/

The Mix
Free, confidential telephone helpline finding young people the best help whatever the problem. Provides free connections to local or national services, and can text information to callers’ mobile phones.
Freephone 0808 808 4994 (7 days a week 1pm-11pm)
www.themix.org.uk

Samaritans
Samaritans volunteers listen in confidence to anyone in any type of emotional distress, without judging or telling people what to do. Call 0116 123 (24 hours, 7 days a week) www.samaritans.org.uk

Winston’s Wish
The death of a parent, brother or sister is one of the most fundamental losses a child will ever face. At Winston’s Wish, they believe that bereaved children need support to make sense of death and rebuild their lives. The Winston’s Wish Helpline offers support, information and guidance to all those caring for a bereaved child or young person. Helpline 08452 03 04 05 (Monday – Friday, 9am to 5pm, and Wednesday evenings, 7pm to 9.30 pm)
www.winstonswish.org.uk

Young Minds
Young Minds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
Just as people’s bodies can become unwell, people’s minds can become unwell too. Mental health problems are more common than you might think. Young Minds offer information to young people and children about mental health and emotional wellbeing. If you need to talk, they can let you know about organisations that listen, plus they offer online support and info.
Young Minds are also providing telephone support to parents concerned about their child’s mental health.
Parents Helpline: 0808 802 5544 (Mon – Fri 9.30am-4pm)
They also provide a 24/7 Crisis Text message service.
Parents can text: ‘YM’ to 85258 and they will be texted back.
https://youngminds.org.uk/

 

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