Brookdale Primary School

Wellbeing at Brookdale

Our school SMHL (Senior Mental Health Lead) is Mrs G Knapton.

 

Mrs Knapton can be contacted as follows:

Telephone: 0151 6775170

Email: smhl@brookdale.wirral.sch.uk

Promoting good mental health is an important part of our work at Brookdale to enable our children and staff to thrive.

Below, you will find a file that includes ideas about how you can support children's well-being, and you can take on board a lot of the ideas to help you, too!

Parent Webinars and Contacts

Witherslack Group: This website has a range of webinars from bread making(!) to dealing with stress.

MyMind 

Kind to Your Mind

Young Minds: This program offers three different services to parents and carers who are concerned about their child’s mental health, up to the age of 25. Here, you can find out more about their Parents Helpline, Webchat and Email service.

Place2Be: Parenting advice from Place2Be's child mental health experts: practical tips to support children’s wellbeing and behaviour

Shout 85258: This is the UK's first free, confidential, 24/7 text support service. It's a place to go if you're struggling to cope and need mental health support. Here's a short video that shows how it works.

Top tips to support children and young people:

  • Signs something is wrong
  • Looking after your own mental health
  • Getting support

NHS: Looking after a child or young person's mental health

Place2Be: A useful link for parents who play an important role in teaching children and young people how to understand and manage their feelings as they grow up.

Anxiety 

Child Mind Institute

Anxiety UK

Bereavement

Child Bereavement UK: Supporting bereaved children and young people

Winston's Wish: A charity helping children, teenagers and young adults to find their feet when their worlds are turned upside down by grief. 

 

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