World mental health day

Today our focus is on World Mental Health Day, where staff and students have been discussing what is meant by the term Mental Health and considering what we can do to support our own mental health and the mental health of others.

Students and staff have been offered a 'yellow ribbon' to signify this, and we hope students come home and share their learning with you.

Support for Students
If you ever feel you need support, you can ask any member of staff and we will listen and help you. However, there are also other places you can go to for support – please see below.

Brook Young People's Information Service
http://www.brook.org.uk
Information, support and signposting service for young people under 25 on sexual health. Also run a confidential enquiry service via the Brook website. Details of local services available via text message (see website for details). Centres throughout the UK offering free contraception, pregnancy testing and counselling.

Childline
http://www.childline.org.uk
0800 1111
Emotional support for children and young people on issues relating to child abuse, bullying etc.

Coram Voice
0808 800 5792
http://www.coramvoice.org.uk/
Telephone advice, information and advocacy services for children in care. Visiting advocacy service for children in secure units and other residential homes.

Runaway Helpline
116 000
www.runawayhelpline.org.uk
Runaway Helpline is here if you are thinking about running away, if you have already run away, or if you have been away and come back. You can also contact the Helpline if you are worried that someone else is going to run away or if they are being treated badly or abused. You can call or text for free, 24 hours a day. It's all confidential.

Look Ahead
0333 010 4600
https://www.lookahead.org.uk/
Look Ahead works with vulnerable people throughout the UK, those with learning difficulties, mental health, young people and the homeless.

Samaritans
Helpline: 116 123
Email jo@samaritans.org
www.samaritans.org
24hr service offering emotional support.

The OLLIE Foundation
https://theolliefoundation.org/
A charity dedicated to delivering suicide awareness. Providing confidential help and advice to young people and anyone worried about a young person. Helping others to prevent young suicide by delivering a number of training programmes. Delivering online weekly mental health support sessions open and free to all young people.

Voices In the Middle
https://www.voicesinthemiddle.com/
Support for young people when parents split up.

www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/advice
Advice and information on wide range of issues including bullying, sex and relationships, drink and drugs, body and mind.

https://calmharm.co.uk/
Calm Harm free app provides tasks to help you manage the urge to Self-Harm 

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/report-remove/
Report Remove: Helps young people under 18 in the UK to confidentially report sexual images or videos of themselves and remove them from the internet.