At Sedgeberrow First School we follow a whole school approach to supporting our pupils with their wellbeing. Every class follows the My Happy Mind programme, teaching sessions weekly to enable each of our pupils to develop their understanding of how to look after their mind as well as their physical health. 

Support available for young people and their parents/carers

• Coram Family Lives Parenting and family Support.

• 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.
• The wellbeing and emotional support teams in schools service is designed to help children and young people ages 5-18 years access mental health and wellbeing support early on in educational settings. It's all about ensuring children and young people can get access to the right help as early as possible.
• CAMHS provides mental health and wellbeing support for children and families in Worcestershire.
• Act On It from Onside Advocacy provides wellbeing support for educational settings at individual and group level.

• Self-care tips for young people. Watch these videos on dealing with unhelpful thoughts, sleep, social media, anxiety, exercise and more
• Happy Maps have produced reliable resources recommended by Parents and Professionals.
• R;pple is an interceptive tool designed to present a visual prompt when a person searches for harmful keywords or phrases relating to the topic of self-harm or suicide. These phrases include any words or terminology which have been identified as displaying potentially damaging online content.
• Worcestershire Young Carers provide  a wide variety of  mainly community-focused support for people and are often described as the ‘glue’ between those at risk of social isolation and the wider mainstream society.
• Barnardos protect, support and nurture the UK's most vulnerable children
• Young Minds Textline offers you free, 24/7 text messaging support wherever you are in the UK. If you need someone to talk to about how you’re feeling, text YM to 85258.
• Qwell is a free, safe and anonymous mental wellbeing support for adults across the UK and the link can be shared with families who can use the service.
• Mentor link provides a mentoring service for young people in Worcestershire.
• Kooth is an anonymous and personalised mental health support for Children and Young People that is available to all young people in Worcestershire.

NHS Crisis line

If a young person feels their mental health problems have become much worse or are experiencing problems for the first time, they may need help quickly.

The young person can phone the mental health helpline for urgent advice: 0808 196 9127 (free phone 24 hrs a day 365 days a year)

The team will offer advice, support and, if required, an assessment to understand how the young person is feeling. When calling the number, they can expect to speak to Mental Health Advisors and/or trained Mental Health Clinicians who will be able to listen to their concerns and help make appropriate plans with them to support.

Childline  Not just for young children, Childline offers a helpline, online chat and e-mail advice for anyone up to the age of 19 years.

Shout Crisis textline Text for free 24/7 support across the UK if a young person is experiencing a mental health crisis. All texts are answered by trained volunteers, with support from experienced clinical supervisors. Texts are free from EE, O2, Vodafone, 3, Virgin Mobile, BT Mobile, GiffGaff, Tesco Mobile and Telecom Plus.  Worcestershire users should use ‘WOO’ to 85258

YoungMinds Textline offers a free, 24/7 text messaging support wherever they are in the UK. If the young person needs someone to talk to about how their feeling, they can text YM to 85258.