Mental Health Support

Mental Health Support for Students

For tips on how to keep on top of your mental wellbeing, visit Every Mind Matters – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

If you are worried about something, talk to an adult that you trust.

This could be:

• Someone in your family, like your mum, dad or carer
• Someone at school, like your form tutor, head of year or a teacher
• Your doctor or the school nurse

KOOTH – online support – www.kooth.com 

CHILDLINE – put number in mobile – 0800 1111 

SAMARITANS – put number in mobile – 116 123  

SHARP- if you want DSLs to know and support you as soon as they can. 

Support for Parents and Carers

If you’re concerned about a child or young person’s mental health, contact your child’s form tutor or head of year. You can also get free, confidential advice via phone, email or webchat from the Young Minds Parents Helpline.

Parents Helpline | Mental Health Help for Your Child | YoungMinds

Action for Children has lots of tips to help you spot signs of mental health issues in children and advice on the action you can take to help.

Mental health support | Action For Children

Any professional that works with children and young people should be able to help you get support. You could talk to a teacher, school nurse, social worker or GP.

You can find more information about NHS children and young people’s mental health services (CYPMHS) on the NHS website.

Mental health support for children and young people - NHS

The identified Mental Health Lead for the school is Ms Harrigan, who operates the ‘Safe Space’. Students are also supported through the safeguarding team.  All staff have a vital role in supporting the mental well-being of children and to identify behaviour that may suggest a child is experiencing mental health problems.

The referral pathway for students with suspected developing mental health issues is the same as for those with safeguarding issues:

Tiers of interventions are:  

1. Teacher support in class – staff trained to support the specific issue;   

1. Use of Safe Space – self referral as and when needed
2. ‘Flourish’ in-school provision – bespoke sessions to support students

1. School counsellor   

1. THEWS referral and support

1. CAMHS referral and support

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