Useful Websites.
Stem4 Supporting Teenage Mental Health
stem4 is a charity that promotes positive mental health in teenagers and those who support them including their families and carers, education professionals, as well as school nurses and GPs through the provision of mental health education, resilience strategies and early intervention.
This is primarily provided digitally through our innovative education programme, pioneering mental health apps, clinically-informed website and mental health conferences that contribute to helping young people and those around them flourish.
stem4 also has a useful range of apps.
Calm Harm
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A free app to help teenagers resist or manage the urge to self-harm
www.calmharm.co.uk | @calmharmapp
Clear Fear
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A free app to help children and young people manage the symptoms of anxiety
www.clearfear.co.uk | @clearfearapp
Move Mood
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A free app to help teenagers manage low mood and depression
www.movemood.co.uk | @appmovemood
Combined Minds
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A free app to help families and friends provide mental health support
www.combinedminds.co.uk | @combmindsapp
Worth Warrier
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A free app to help young people manage low self-worth,
poor body image and related eating disorders
www.worthwarrior.co.uk | @worthwarriorapp
Eating Disorders - Useful websites
https://www.mind.org.uk/
Eating problems
Learn about eating problems, including possible causes, symptoms and how to access treatment and support. Includes self-care tips for helping yourself, plus guidance for friends and family.
Eating problems
Learn about eating problems, including possible causes, symptoms and how to access treatment and support. Includes self-care tips for helping yourself, plus guidance for friends and family.
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
This website helps you learn more about eating disorders.
Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses. Anyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or background, can develop one. Learn about different diagnoses and signs to look out for in yourself or someone you know.
They are there if you need help for yourself or if you are supporting someone else.
Helplines
Helplines are open 365 days a year.
from 9am – midnight during the week, and 4pm–midnight on weekends and bank holidays.
Chatrooms
You can log in and chat to people who share your situation.
You can talk one-to-one with a Beat Helpline Advisor using their secure instant messaging service. Beat’s Advisors are highly trained, and available to talk to anyone affected by an eating disorder 365 days a year. They’ll listen to your concerns in a non-judgemental way and help you to decide on your best next step.
Resources
Free downloads and resources, from self-help guides to GP forms.
Find local support
Area specific support, helplines and more.
Eating Disorders from the Inside Out
This video Eating Disorders from the Inside Out: Laura Hill may help parents gain a greater understanding of what it may feel like for their children.
Calm, pleasure and satisfaction is what most people experience after eating. But for people with eating disorders, food brings anxiety, disturbance and noise. Dr. Hill takes a look from the inside out from the "sound" to the biology of these diseases and how the future holds a different approach to manage the illness while bringing these patients hope.
Useful websites.
Young Minds
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
This site provides young people with tools to look after their mental health. The website is full of advice and information on what to do if a person is struggling with how they feel. Young Minds empower parents and adults who work with young people, to be the best support they can be to the young people in their lives. They aim to give young people the space and confidence to get their voices heard and change the world we live in. They strive to create a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health.
A Guide for Parents
Challenging Behaviour
Young Minds
If you're experiencing challenging behaviour from your child, here are some tips for what you can do and where to get help. Click on the link below to see the full parents guide to support.
This guide is for: Parents and carers of primary aged children, although some advice may be helpful for older children and young people.
NSPCC
The NSPCC has a range of positive parenting leaflets.
Why not take a look by clicking on the links below.
https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resources/leaflets/positive-parenting
https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/1195/positive-parenting.pdf
https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/2500/positive-parenting-arabic.pdf
https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/1196/positive-parenting_welsh.pdf
https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/1197/positive-parenting-french-francais.pdf
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Family Lives
Visit the Family Lives website for parenting advice and support, or phone their free parents' helpline on 0808 800 2222
Helping children cope with grief
When a loved one dies, children feel and show their grief in different ways. How kids cope with the loss depends on things like their age, how close they felt to the person who died, and the support they receive.
Useful websites that explain how parents can support a child who has lost a loved one.
Useful Resources
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