Every Mind Matters - looking after a child or young person's mental health

 

As parents and carers, there are ways we can support our children to give them the best chance to stay mentally healthy.

Encouraging and guiding a child to think about their own mental health and wellbeing are vital skills you can teach them from a young age.

Click here to find out how you can help a child to have good mental health, including knowing how to talk to a child about their mental health, and when to spot signs they might be struggling.

Plus get self-care tips for you, to help you look after your mental health while caring for others, and find out how to get more support if you, your child or your family need it.

Surrey: Twister Youth Project for 13 -19 years

 

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Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Hampshire: TalkPlus talking therapies

 

Are you feeling Stressed, Anxious, Low Mood or having Panic Attacks then you need to talk to TalkPlus which is a friendly, effective and FREE service for veterans and military family members.

This service is a friendly team made up of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP) \high Intensity CBT Therapists, Counsellors, Clinical Psychologists and Mindfulness practitioners.

We can offer Therapy sessions via face to face, video, telephone and instant messenger!

Your GP can refer you, or you can head over to our website or call our admin team as listed below:

Call: 01252 533 355
Text Us: 07984 385248
Email: frimleyicb.talkplus@nhs.net
Website: www.talkplus.org.uk

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Hampshire: Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSCP)

Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSCP) is a statutory body that leads on keeping children safe and ensuring their wellbeing in the local authority (LA) area of Hampshire. The Partnership includes local agencies who work together to make sure that child protection services in Hampshire are effective and keep our children safe.

For the latest news click HERE

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub.

Gurkha Welfare Trust

The Gurkha Welfare Trust ensure that Gurkha veterans, their widows and their wider communities are able to live with dignity.

They achieve this primarily through the provision of financial, medical and community aid in Nepal, and operate through 20 Area Welfare Centre's spread across traditional Gurkha recruiting areas.

In the UK, in conjunction with other service charities and government bodies they offer advice and support to help the thousands of retired Gurkhas and their families who choose to settle here.

Please click here for further information

Chester: West Cheshire Foodbank

To find out more click: https://westcheshire.foodbank.org.uk/

Information provided by Chester HIVE

Guide for Parents of LGBT+ Children

This guide can be found on the LGBT+ Parenting Portal on MODnet or Defence Connect

Grantham: Never battle alone - ssafa The Armed Forces Charity - "Requiring Backup"

www.ssafa.org.uk/lincolnshire

The Lincolnshire Branch of SSAFA, as part of the East Midlands Region, is the trial area for a new SSAFA brand campaign which seeks to increase the visibility of our organisation to potential beneficiaries, future volunteers and also funders. The campaign is entitled 'Requiring Backup' and the poster, which is now visible in Lincoln Central station, features a Lincolnshire Veteran who has been supported by SSAFA and of course the NHS, through a period of personal trauma as he transitioned from the military into civilian life.

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

 

Kooth

Children and young people with a parent Serving in the Armed Forces often face moving from place to place with their family, living overseas, attending several schools, leaving friends behind and making new ones. Being part of an Armed Forces family can also mean long periods of separation from the Serving parent when they are deployed or away training.

Kooth and the British Army Regional Command, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, are working together to provide easy access to mental health and well-being support for children and young people aged from 11 to their 19th birthday. Kooth.com/mod is available for all children and young people with a Serving parent and children and young people who are living overseas with parents working for the MOD or British Government.

Fife: NHS Fife, unsure if you need to go to hospital - get assessed at home?

Save time and use the symptoms checker on NHSinform.scot to help decide what to do next.

If you have an urgent care need and your GP is closed, call 111 to get assessed and directed to the right care in the right place, often with a scheduled appointment.

For more information, visit nhsfife.org/rightcare

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE