Locally Accessible Information
NHS North East London Foundation Trust – Emotional Wellbeing Mental Health Services
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/services-ewmhs
Advice for Schools
ADHD Foundation - The ADHD foundation promotes to improve emotional wellbeing, educational attainment, behaviour and life chances through better understanding and self-management of ADHD, ASD and related learning difficulties such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, Irlen’s Syndrome, dyscalculia and Tourette’s Syndrome. They also provide training for GP’s, Teachers, Social Care agencies and other professionals, to raise awareness to bring about positive change and inclusion in mental health, education and employment.
https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/
Centre for Mental Health - Supporting mental health through research to bring about better services and fairer policies.
https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/
YoungMinds - YoungMinds UK’s leading charity championing the wellbeing and mental health of young people
https://youngminds.org.uk/what-we-do/our-projects/minded/
https://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/youth-mental-health/Pages/Youth-mental-health-help.aspx
https://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Mentalhealth/Pages/Mentalhealthhome.aspx
Child Mental Health Centre - Provides international conferences, training events to support both professionals and parents with the latest tools, techniques, brain science and psychological research on how to enable children and teenagers to thrive
https://www.childmentalhealthcentre.org/
MHFA England - Mental Health First Aid - Mental Health skills training provider, reducing stigma through understanding
Essex Local Offer - The Essex Local Offer website gives information about support services and local opportunities for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.
http://www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk/
Essex Local Offer – Early Years Social, Emotional and Mental Health
http://www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk/listing/early-years-social-emotional-and-mental-health/
Essex Local Offer – Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs
http://www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk/listing/social-emotional-and-mental-health-needs/
Essex Local Offer – Provision Guidance - The Essex provision guidance toolkit is the key place that provides and signposts comprehensive, evidence-based advice and guidance for schools on how to support and meet the needs of children and young people with SEND (whether learning, mental health and other difficulties). It is written by Senior Specialist Educational Psychologists in conjunction with Specialist Teachers.
http://www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk/listing/provision-guidance/
Healthy Schools Programme - To support schools to help their children and young people to grow healthily, safely and responsibly and to recognise and share good practice
https://schools-secure.essex.gov.uk/pupils/HealthySchoolsProgramme/Pages/HealthySchools.aspx
Advice for Parents
https://childbereavementuk.org/
YoungMinds - YoungMinds UK’s leading charity championing the wellbeing and mental health of young people
https://youngminds.org.uk/what-we-do/our-projects/minded/
https://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/youth-mental-health/Pages/Youth-mental-health-help.aspx
https://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Mentalhealth/Pages/Mentalhealthhome.aspx
Essex Local Offer - The Essex Local Offer website gives information about support services and local opportunities for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.
http://www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk/
Essex Local Offer - Youth Mental Health First Aid Traning
http://www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk/listing/adultyouth-mental-health-first-aid-training/
Essex Local Offer - Rethink Mental Illness
http://www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk/listing/rethink-mental-illness/
Anna Freud - Tips for Talking for Parents - Resource for parents & carers to start conversations about mental health with their children.
The Christopher School - Support groups for parents & carers whose children have behavioural or learning difficulties.
http://thestchristopherschool.co.uk/coursessupport-groups/
Advice for Young People
Centre for Mental Health - Supporting mental health through research to bring about better services and fairer policies.
https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/
Five Areas - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
My Mind - useful NHS resource website for anyone interested in the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people
https://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/youth-mental-health/Pages/Youth-mental-health-help.aspx
YoungMinds - YoungMinds UK’s leading charity championing the wellbeing and mental health of young people
Essex Local Offer -The Essex Local Offer website gives information about support services and local opportunities for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.
http://www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk/
Essex Local Offer – Find Your Spark - positive psychology and career coaching programmes to raise mental wellbeing and lack of aspiration
http://www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk/listing/find-your-spark/
Essex Local Offer – Rethink Mental Illness
http://www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk/listing/rethink-mental-illness/
Essex Local Offer – Mid & NE Essex Mind – Children & Young People’s Service
http://www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk/listing/mid-north-east-essex-mind-children-young-peoples-service/
Essex Local Offer – Young Minds
http://www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk/listing/young-minds/
Other Useful Links
Papyrus - Prevention of Young Suicide
Public Health England - Children & Young People's Mental Health & Wellbeing
http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile-group/mental-health/profile/cypmh?_sm_au_=iZVrD5sqNN02ZS0Q
Place2be - Emotional & Therapeutic Services
https://www.place2be.org.uk/what-we-do.aspx
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Epic Friends - NHS resource website for young people aged 12 to 18 understand and support their friends through difficult times.
Southend's Information Point - Do you know a child or family needing early help? Information for Professionals
http://www.southendinfopoint.org/kb5/southendonsea/fsd/service.page?id=p22Bux3vVaU