Mental Health and Wellbeing
Just like everyone has a body, everyone has mental health. It’s not just about mental illness.
When children have good levels of wellbeing it helps them to learn and explore the world, feel, express and manage positive and negative emotions and form and maintain good relationships. At Scout Road, we are committed to supporting the wellbeing of everyone in our school community. This page provides information and resources to help support our families.
What is mental health?
Emotional wellbeing can be described as:
“A positive state of mind and body, feeling safe and able to cope, with a sense of connection with people, communities and the wider environment.”
How do we promote a mentally healthy environment in our school?
1. Promoting our school values and encouraging a sense of belonging
2. Promoting pupil voice and opportunities to participate in decision-making
3. Celebrating academic and non-academic achievements
4. Providing opportunities to develop a sense of worth through taking responsibility for themselves and others
5. Providing opportunities to reflect
6. Access to appropriate support that meets their needs
Northpoint
As a team Northpoint have recorded all of the parent workshops and
have made them available so that families can access them on demand.
The link is below, as well as a full list of all of the workshops available.
Link- Northpoint - YouTube
Workshops available:
· Supporting Transition (for parents/carers of Y6 pupils)
· Understanding & Supporting Anxiety (Primary and 12-18 version)
· Social Media & Wellbeing
· Self-Harm Awareness
· Managing Emotions
· Supporting Sleep Difficulties
· Understanding Difficult Behaviours
· Understanding Sensory Difficulties
· Supporting Self-Esteem
· Understanding Autism (for those diagnosed or awaiting autism assessment)
· Understanding ADHD (for those diagnosed or awaiting ADHD assessment)
· Understanding & Supporting Low Mood
· Teenage Brain
Worried about a child?
For support, advice or just an informal chat please contact our school office.
If you are worried for the safety of a child, our Safeguarding page has information on what to do.
Resources for families
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Young Minds Parents Helpline
Charity offering information, resources and a free confidential helpline for any adult who has concerns about the mental health of a child or young person. 0808802554
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Childline
A free helpline for children, staffed by qualified counsellors. Call for free, or chat online 1-2-1.
Helpline: 0800 1111
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Night Owls
A new overnight listening and advice service for children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis has launched.
Night OWLS is a confidential support line for children and young people in crisis. Helping them and their parents and carers.
The service is available 8pm – 8am every day.
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Branching Out
Branching Out offers specialist advice and support around drugs and alcohol.
Age range: 10-21 years
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CAMHS
Open Minds (CAMHS - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) offers specialist help and support around mental healt
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Open Minds
Open Minds’ website provides advice, information and support on local and national services that help children and young people.