Virtual School social, emotional and mental health
The Department for Education has published a list of resources dedicated to children's mental health and well-being.
Children's mental health
The Department for Education has published a list of resources dedicated to children's mental health and well-being. It really is a comprehensive list for children, parents, carers and school staff to get the advice and help they need Mental health resources for children, parents, carers and school staff from GOV.UK.
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and families believe that by working in collaboration with communities and professionals, that together we can scale up our mental health support for millions of infants, children and young people and their families, and deliver timely evidence-based support for all.
The AFC Crisis Messenger text service is a free, confidential, 24/7 text message support service for anyone who is feeling overwhelmed or is struggling to cope. The service is staffed by trained volunteers who will work with you to take your next steps towards feeling better.
The AFC can help with issues such as anxiety, worry, panic attacks, bullying and depression and are here to talk at any time of day or night.
If you need support, you can text AFC to 85258.
Worcestershire Starting Well Partnership – Support for young people
The Starting Well Partnership believe it is important that children and young people grow up safe from hard, to reach their potential and to lead happy, health and fulfilled lives. There are 6 teams working out of Family Hubs located in districts across the county can offer support to you if you are struggling with confidence, bullying, health, sexuality and identity or your well-being.
Traumatic bereavement
Traumatically bereaved children and young people experience significant distress and difficulties, over and above a more typical grief. Traumatic bereavement can be easily missed or misunderstood by parents, teachers and even bereavement practitioners, meaning that children’s difficulties are not recognised. The UK Trauma Council has free evidence-based resources to support schools, colleges and practitioners, parents and carers working with traumatically bereaved children and young people.
Staying safe online
The Children’s Commissioner is launching a guide for parents and carers on online sexual harassment and how they can support children to stay safe online.
“The things I wish my parents had known…” draws together advice from 16 to 21-year-olds on how parents should manage tricky conversations around sexual harassment and access to inappropriate content, including pornography.
An overriding message is that parents and carers should start these challenging conversations early. The focus groups suggest broaching topics before a child is given a phone or a social media account, which is often around the age of 9 or 10. The guide focuses on issues such as:
- easily accessed online pornography
- pressure to send nude pictures
- sexualised bullying
- editing pictures and body image
- peer pressure
We hope that this guide will serve as a useful starting point to raise awareness and understanding of online harassment, and to complement messages central to the new RSE curriculum.
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