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Feeling Worried or Anxious?
Health & Wellbeing Support
Don’t worry if you usually get help and support in school – During the time we are closed you can use the following services if you need to speak to someone:
Service | Information/Support Offered | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
CAMHS Live | Support with feelings of depression, anxiety, self-harming, suicidal thoughts, stressed | |
Young Minds | Crisis messenger | Text YM to 85258 |
Childline | Online/on the phone help about all areas of concern. Website is full of useful information | 0800 1111 www.childline.org.uk |
VOICE | Victim of theft, robbery, attacks, abuse, violence, harassment, or stalking? | 0300 3031965 |
CIRV | In a gang and want out? Know someone else who needs help getting out of gang related activity? | Call 24/7 on 07539183975 |
CASUS | Need help with drug and alcohol abuse? CASUS is an early intervention drug and alcohol service for young people aged 10-18 in Northamptonshire | 01223 214614 |
STEM | Supporting teenage mental health | |
NHS | For your mind, for your body – support for all areas | |
NSPCC | National Society for the Protection of Children | 0808 800 5000 (free) |
Samaritans | Support for people in crisis | 08457 909090 |
School Nursing | Chat service | 07480 635443 |
Kooth | Free safe and online support for young people | |
CHUMS | Mental health and emotional well-being to support children | Chums.uk.com |
Papyrus | Support for people around suicide |
Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Service
Teen Mental Health – A Guide for Parents
Apps to Download for Self Help
App | Helps You With |
|---|---|
Calm Harm (part of STEM) | Help you to resist or manage the urge to self-harm and can help to reduce anxiety |
Clear Fear (part of STEM) | Clear Fear is a free app to help children and young people manage the symptoms of anxiety |
Combined Minds (part of STEM) | Combined Minds is a free app to help families and friends provide mental health support |
What’s Up | Use the positive and negative habit tracker to maintain your good habits |
Mind Shift | Mind Shift stresses the importance of changing how you think about anxiety. Think of this app as the cheerleader in your pocket, encouraging you to take charge of your life, ride out intense emotions, and face challenging situations |
Happify | The Happify app is your fast-track to a good mood. Try various engaging games, activity suggestions, gratitude prompts and more to train your brain as if it were a muscle, to overcome negative thoughts |
Local Foodbanks
Food Bank (Sawtry) | Caresco | 01487 832105 |
Food Bank (Yaxley) | St Peters Church | 07939 449255 |
Food Bank (Huntingdon) | Trussell Trust Food Bank | 01480 458565 |
Coping Strategies (Core Studies)
Relaxation | Controlled breathing and progressive muscle relaxation (examples below): |
Thinking About Something Good | Example: sit and draw a picture about a time when you were on holiday. What were you doing? What could you see? Who were you with? What were you wearing? What could you smell? |
Leaving a Situation | Leaving the room and coming back later |
Talking to Someone | Talking to someone, including assertiveness and seeking advice and support |
Mental Games | Practice mental games to shift your attention (2-3 minutes): |
You can also email and someone from the safeguarding team will help you.
‘Take care of yourself before you take care of your performance’