Wellbeing, Support & Advice
Useful Websites/Apps
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Kooth |
Your online mental wellbeing community. Free, safe and anonymous support. |
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Ditch the Label |
Is one of the UK’s largest and most ambitious anti-bullying charities. |
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The Essex Wellbeing |
Service Supporting families in Essex to live healthy and socially connected lives. |
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Childline |
Talk to a counsellor online, send an email or post on the message boards. |
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Barnados |
Offering practical and emotional support to children and young people. |
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Shout |
Free, confidential 24/7 text support service to help if you-re struggling to cope and need mental health support. |
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CRUSE Bereavement Suport |
Grief can be overwhelming-you don’t have to deal with it alone. |
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NACOA |
Helping children with parents who have issues with alcohol. |
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Calm Harm App |
Calm Harm provides tasks to help you resist the urge to self-harm. |
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Mind Shift App |
Helps teens and young people you cope with anxiety |
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Stay Alive App |
Useful information to help you stay safe if you are having thoughts of suicide or concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide. |
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Calm App |
To aid with sleep and mindfulness meditation. |
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Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families |
Emotional support with feelings and mental health for teens, young people and families. |
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BECOME |
Help, support and advice to children in care and young care leavers. |
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Action for Children |
Supporting children and young people with emotional care and support. |
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Carers Trust |
Support for carers, including Young Carers. |
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Childnet |
Staying safe online. |
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Report Remove |
A tool to help parents and carers of anyone under 18 remove nude images of themselves from the internet. |
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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. |
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Reporting in school using the worry/incident link. |
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Children1st |
LGBT+ Information and support |
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Papyrus |
Prevention of young suicide |
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| Essex Police | 'Sort Your Settings' and stay safe online | www.essex.police.uk/SortYourSettings |
Advice & Wellbeing
Helplines for support over the Summer break
Online Safety: Cyber Aware, NSPCC, National Online Safety, UK Safer Internet Centre and Thinkuknow
Redbridge: Victims of Domestic Abuse
Referral to West Hatch Counselling
Suicide: Helping identify someone who feels suicidal
Wellbeing and Mindfulness Support
Timetable & Organisation
Activities
Open Culture: Courses, books, movies, lectures and more
Visit The British Museum or some of the worlds best galleries and museums
See the Pandas, Penguins, Lions, Tigers and Koala's at Edinburgh Zoo
Have a game of chess or Sudoku online
Learn Origami, develop your digital skills or study a course online with Future Learn or OpenLearn