Useful Websites

For pupils (and parents/carers)

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=five+steps+to+wellbeing+nhs&&view=detail&mid=9B96A75AB0CACEBB56669B96A75AB0CACEBB5666&&FORM=VRDGAR

A great video to show ‘What are the 5 ways to wellbeing?’ The child friendly video provides a different advice on how to look after our own wellbeing

https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/

Quality-assured information, advice and resources to help primary schools understand and promote children’s mental health and wellbeing.

https://www.mindmate.org.uk/

Although this is based on Leeds, this website has a great set of resources for supporting pupils, parents and professionals

https://www.annafreud.org/

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families is another website which provides a range of different advice and guidance to support mental health and wellbeing

https://www.healthyyoungmindsinherts.org.uk/

information on emotional health and wellbeing support available for children and young people

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

Children’s charity focussed on keeping children safe, offering advice on what you can do to support your child.

https://www.childline.org.uk/

0800 1111

Advice and support for children on a range of topics, as well as games and videos suitable for children.

 

www.nhs.uk/change4life

Change 4 Life offers information where you can discover healthy recipes, nutritional advice and activities to help your children stay healthy.

https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/

https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/

A public health England and NHS site to help people take simple steps to look after their mental health, improve their mental wellbeing and support others

 

For Parents and Carers

https://youngminds.org.uk/

Young Minds is a charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people, providing information for parents and carers

https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/

Time to Change is a campaign to change the way people think and act about mental health. A good place for parents and carers to find more information on removing the stigma of mental health.

https://www.rethink.org/

Rethink Mental Illness provides further advice and information about mental health and how to support people living with mental health.

https://www.kidscape.org.uk/

Kidscape provides practical skills and resources to help keep children safe from harm with bullying

https://leicestersouth.foodbank.org.uk/

Local website providing information about foodbanks available within the Wigston area