St Peter & St Paul CE VA Primary School

LOCAL LINKS

Parenting courses and advice https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/children-families/family-support/parenting

'Me and My Mind' is running online workshops about supporting children with anxiety and worry.  They recently ran a coffee morning in school and you can find their powerpoint here.

The East Sussex Parenting Guide for July to September is full of information, webinars, discussion groups and courses for parents.

The Rother Family Hub runs Baby Groups and Under 5's Groups.

Sidley Family Hub is running a Dad's Group on the last Saturday of each month from 9.30-10.30am.  This is a free group for Dads and male carers with children under 5.

Sidley Family Hub is running a free after school club for Reception to Year 6.

Family Hub, East Sussex is a new group that offers a wide range of support from emotional wellbeing to dealing with financial, housing or employment challenges.

The East Sussex School Health Service is delighted to offer a new programme: HENRY 5-12 Healthy Families Growing Up.  This is an 8 week programme for parents and carers of children aged 5 - 12, aimed at developing a healthier, happier lifestyle the whole family can enjoy.  The programme covers 5 themes of: feeling more confident as a parent; physical activity for the whole family; what children and the whole family eats; family lifestyle habits; and enjoying life as a family.  The programme is delivered by the East Sussex School Health Service.    

NATIONAL LINKS

Family Lives https://www.familylives.org.uk

Open for Parents https://www.openforparents.org.uk

We understand that all of us at some point would benefit from support to get through difficult times in our lives.  Below are some links to local and national services to support with wellbeing and mental health.  Recently, we hosted a 'Me and My Mind' workshop for parents in school; the parents who attended found the workshop very useful - here is the powerpoint to share with you all.  

APPS TO SUPPORT POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH 

• Mindshift 
• Stay Alive
• Mood Tools - Depression Advice 

LOCAL LINKS TO SUPPORT POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH

Sussex Mental healthline https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/sussex-mental-healthline and they also have a link for children and young people here.

The Sussex Mental Health Line provides support and information and can be contacted on 0800 0309 500 and further information can be found on the Sussex Partnership website.

East Sussex Combat Stress https://1space.eastsussex.gov.uk/Services/2433/Combat-Stress

East Sussex Health in Mind https://www.healthinmind.org.uk

For a free confidential conversation with a trained volunteer text SUSSEX to 85258.

Recipes 4 Wellbeing from Sussex NHS https://www.sussexcamhs.nhs.uk/resources/resources-for-families-carers-and-professionals/recipes-4-wellbeing

The School Health Service provides a confidential text messaging service for parents and carers of children and young people aged 5 to 19 and young people aged 11 to 19, the telephone number is 07507 332 473. They also have a School Health One Point telephone line which is 0300 123 4062 and an online referral form https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/forms/school-health-service-east-sussex-referral-form/.

NATIONAL LINKS TO SUPPORT POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH

NHS Mental Health page https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/social-care-and-your-rights/how-to-access-mental-health-services/

Kooth is an online mental health community with safe and anonymous support https://www.kooth.com/ 

Shout is a service to support young people having difficulty with mental health.  It is a free 24hour text service https://giveusashout.org/

Anxiety UK https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk

Young Minds https://www.youngminds.org.uk

E-Wellbeing https://e-wellbeing.co.uk/services/e-motion

Childline - call 0800 1111 or https://www.childline.org.uk 

Samaritans - call 116123 or https://www.samaritans.org

Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/

East Sussex Young Carers (ESYC) support young carers aged 5 to 18.   Email: info@eastsussexyoungcarers.org.uk or telephone: 0300 111 1110

The Sibling Service (SIBs) supports children aged 6 to 17 who have a brother or sister with a disability. SIBs arrange activity days and social events and help to build local support groups.You can contact the SIBs Team here  https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/children-families/family-support/young-carers/siblings

We all know that sleep is incredibly important for good physical and mental health.  Primary aged children generally need around ten to eleven hours sleep a night.  Children can sometimes find getting to sleep hard.  Great Ormond Street Hospital has produced an easy read guide to good sleep, which can be found here. 'Me and My Mind' has also produced a useful information sheet with 'Sleep Tips'.