Family Support & Guidance
At Northenden Community school, we want to support our parents and carers, as well as the children who attend our school. Therefore, we have developed our 'Family Support & Guidance' page to sign post parents and carers to useful websites and resources that can help support our families.
Getselfhelp is a really useful website, supporting people with a large range of issues from anger and phobias, to relationships and OCD.
Self Help Services are commissioned by the NHS to provide psychological therapies for mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and panic.
Manchester mind self-care hub, is where you can access lots of tips and resources to support your own wellbeing.
Childline is a counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday in the UK provided by the NSPCC
Samaritans for whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
YoungMinds have helpful advice to support families as to where they can find support whilst they are on the CAMHs waiting list.
Care for the Family has a selection of support to help you to build a healthy family.
The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families is a children’s mental health charity with over 60 years’ experience of caring for young minds.
Every Mind Matters will show you simple and practical ways to ease anxiety, manage stress, lift your mood and sleep better, through proven approaches like cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Kooth - You're not alone
Access support from other young people and professionals, all at your own pace
Smiling Mind is designed for minds of all ages and stages, the new Smiling Mind App helps you learn the skills that promote mental wellbeing and create the habits to thrive.
Manchester Parent Carer Forum works to represent the ‘voice’ of parents and carers of children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
http://manchesterparentcarerforum.org.uk/
Where to look for help while you're on the CAMHS waiting list.
https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/where-to-look-for-support-while-youre-on-the-camhs-waiting-list/
If your child is a healthy weight, there's lots you can do as a parent to help them stay a healthy size as they grow.
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/healthy-weight-children-advice-for-parents/
https://www.nhs.uk/change4life
As well as maintaining a healthy weight. It is important to keep active.
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/physical-activity-guidelines-children-and-young-people/
https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/activities
Stonewall 'acceptance without exception', work to ensure that LGBT people, across all communities, are valued, welcomed by all and can participate fully in society.
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/lgbt-inclusive-education-everything-you-need-know
Mermaids is one of the UK's leading LGBTQ+ charities, empowering thousands of people with its secure online communities, local community groups, helpline services, web resources, events and residential weekends.
Messages of hate can take many forms. Extremist groups use them to recruit young people. Parents can find answers to common questions and resources to help protect their child here.
https://educateagainsthate.com/parents/
For honest and useful advice for parents and guardians about drugs, talk to FRANK
Below is a link to NHS 'Get urgent help for mental health' page
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/get-urgent-help-for-mental-health/
Useful self help website, supporting people with a large range of issues from anger and phobias, to relationships and OCD.
https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself