Mental Health and Wellbeing
With more than 850,000 children and young people in the UK being diagnosed with a mental health condition, we recognise that both parents and students need help and support from us in terms of students' mental health and wellbeing.
With this in mind, we hope that the resources below will help you, whether you are a student or a parent.
We have also created this document which we hope will help, and Dorset have provided this flyer containing some key contacts and sources of support.
Following our return to school in March, please find below a video which we hope you will find helpful in supporting your young person:
In addition, we held a Wellbeing Webinar for parents and students:
Please click here to view a recording of the webinar.
Please click here to view the presentation.
Wellbeing and Positive Thinking
NHS - Guide to Young People's Mental Health
Mood Tracking
Keep track about how you are feeling by colouring in this wheel every day. Some suggestions for colours that you could use are here.
Free Webinars
Anna Freud are running some free webinars over the summer.
The first webinar will be for parents/carers with children waiting for their exam results
The second will be for those with children about to start Year 7.
The third webinar will be for young people themselves, helping them look after their own wellbeing as they start at university.
Please find links for these below:
Supporting young people with anxiety before results day | Training | Anna Freud Centre – 8th August 2pm
Transition to secondary school: supporting your Year 7 child | Training | Anna Freud Centre – 9th August 2pm
Managing your wellbeing when transitioning to university | Training | Anna Freud Centre – 22nd August 2pm
Bereavement
If you would like support with a bereavement please find below some useful website links with further information:
grieftalk helpline - Grief Encounter
Bereavement support for children and families | Winston's Wish (winstonswish.org)
Bereavement and young people - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Dealing with grief and loss | Mental health advice | YoungMinds
Understanding grieving teenagers | Child Bereavement UK
How to support a young person who is grieving | Sue Ryder
Get Support (mosaicfamilysupport.org)
Counselling
Please click on the link below for free or low cost counselling options for students
No cost low cost counselling and therapy options
Young Minds support for Mental Health Week 2023
BCP Mental Health Support Team Newsletter
Parenting a Teen
Please click the box below for advice and resources for parenting a teen.
Local Organisations
The organisations that we have chosen to recommend to you below are self-referral; you can go along whenever suits 
you and talk to someone who can help.
Ashley's Birthday Bank (telephone 07864 840443)
Christchurch Food Bank (telephone 07587 371088, email christchurchfoodbank@gmail.com)
Christchurch Community Partnership
Young Persons' Support
Please click the box below for further information on Young Persons' Support in Dorset and National Support
Magazines
Teen Breathe - this is available online at teenbreathe.co.uk.
Books
We will update this section shortly. We hope to be able to recommend a selection of books available to students in our school library.
Chat Health
ChatHealth is a confidential text 
messaging service that enables children and young people (aged 11-19) to contact their local public health nursing (school nursing) team. Please click here for more information.
There is also Crisis Textline, which is open 24/7 - please click here for more information.
Letter to Parents from ChatHealth
Useful Websites and Information
Barnardos - related to supporting stress and anxiety linked to coronavirus and has a lot of useful information to support families
https://sexualhealthdorset.org/
Coping with Self-Harm - A Parent's Guide
Webinar - Understanding Young People's Mental Health
Click here for further information
Courses Available for Parents
For general advice and to see what our Student Services department does on a regular basis, follow them on Twitter: @_TwySS
