Mental Health and Wellbeing
Our Well Being provision at Colliers Green.
Our vision is to provide a welcoming, safe and nurturing learning environment and to make all our children, parents, staff and visitors feel valued, important and cared for. This we feel is fundamental to our wellbeing provision. We strongly believe that all children need to feel safe and happy in order to thrive and develop into the best person they can be.
Who can Help?
DR J Hopkins
Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Salter
Family Liaison Officer/ Deputy designated Safeguarding lead and Senior Mental Health Lead.
Miss Armstrong
SENCO.
Miss Potts
Mental Health first aider
Mrs Startup
Wellbeing Governor.
Spurgeons
Spurgeons are a charity and their counsellors come into school and work with our children.
Wellbeing Champions.
Our champions motto:
‘To treat others as they expect to be treated themselves’
At Colliers Green we have Wellbeing Champions in classes 2, 3 & 4. These are pupils who have shown an interest in championing positive Mental Health and Wellbeing. The champions will help Mrs Salter to capture the “Childs voice” on ideas of how the school can ensure the children are safe, happy and confident and so they know who they can turn to if they need help and support.
Role of the Champions
- To promote happiness and peace throughout the school.
- To demonstrate kindness, empathy and a caring attitude.
- To be helpful towards others and support their peers.
- To help plan activities & assemblies around Mental Health.
- To attend regular meetings with Mrs Salter, to talk about the whole school approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing.
Our Wellbeing Champions are:
Class 2
Patrick, Grace, Lilly
Class 3
Isabella
Class 4
Bonnie, Alex, Martha, Tani
Our Well Being Champions delivering an assembly on Mental Health Week.
Daily Mile
Every morning, whatever the weather, when our children arrive at school at 8:45 we all join in running around the school - parents join in, siblings too, the whole school community keeping fit together.
Resources
Kent School Health
A team of nurses and practitioners who work with children, young people and families in Kent. There is an Emotional health and wellbeing section for advice on supporting your child/ren. The school health team may support you and your child directly or refer you to another provider if appropriate.
Kent children’s and young people counselling service
Counselling support for the emotional health and wellbeing of children & young people aged 4 to 19 years.
www.kentcht.nhs.uk/service/school-health
24hr crisis helpline for under 18s Kent 0800 0113474
Kent Resilience Hub
Resilience is one of our core values. It enables our children to develop self-confidence and helps them to overcome obstacles and seek opportunities. The following website is helpful for any parent/guardian who wishes to learn how to best support their child/ren to become resilient and how to be a resilient parent themselves.
These short videos are a must-watch for any parent or carer in Kent to learn about how to support their child to be resilient and how to be a resilient parent themselves. Each video covers a topic on how to build resilience. Click the links below to view a specific video
https://kentresiliencehub.org.uk/resources/resilience-webinars-for-parents/
Kent Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS)
Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) Kent pdf – Please have a look at this useful leaflet.
MindFresh This award-winning app has lots of information and guidance that can help you deal and cope with life’s challenges. Further details, along with a host of useful information and links to other organisations which work closely with young people to help them cope with life’s difficulties can be found by visiting:
www.nelft.nhs.uk/services-kent-medway
Kooth
Kooth is an online mental wellbeing community for all 10 to 25-year-olds in Kent. Kooth can support a young person should they be placed on a waiting list, not meet thresholds for support or as an additional support alongside other services. It is safe, confidential and fully moderated. Kooth offers free online counselling and support including self-help tools, articles, journals, magazines, discussion boards, and access to fully trained counsellors online 365 days a year. Counsellors are available from 12noon to 10pm on weekdays, and 6pm to 10pm on weekends every day of the year on a drop-in basis.
Childline
A free confidential service for children. Either online or on the phone.
0800 1111
Anna Freud
National centre for children and families.
Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children and families.
Spurgeons (Formally known as Fegans)
A free confidential Parenting support programme that you can self-refer to too. Lots of advice and ideas around wellbeing and parenting. www.Spurgeons.org
Young Minds
Whether you want to understand more about how you're feeling and find ways to feel better, or you want to support someone who's struggling, we can help.
YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds
Kent Young Carers
Kent Young Carers is the countywide service for Young Carers aged 5-18 across Kent. Young Carers are taking on caring responsibilities for a family member with a long-term illness, disability, mental health or substance misuse issue.
Kent Young Carers (imago.community)
Every Mind Matters
Every Mind Matters is a campaign run by NHS England, which features the mental health tool My Mind Plan at the heart of their resources and advice for those facing mental health problems.
Self-care tips videos for young people - Every Mind Matters - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Shout
Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, anonymous text support service. You can text us from wherever you are in the UK. Get help in a crisis.
Place2be
Place2Be is a children and young people's mental health charity with almost 30 years' experience working with pupils, families and staff in UK schools.
Six ways to well being
Six ways to wellbeing: Designed by South London Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. These are simple evidence-based ways to improve our mood, reduce our risk of depression, strengthen relationships and keep us healthy. This is designed for use by professionals, pupils and parents and carers.
https://www.mentalhealthresource.org.uk/6-ways-of-wellbeing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsyw2b6rf5Q
