Useful contacts
www.themix.org.uk
For under 25s to access a telephone counselling service, or to get information and support. Freephone 08008084994 (1-11pm daily)
www.youngminds.org.uk
Young Minds says: We’re leading the fight for a future where all young minds are supported and empowered, whatever the challenges. We’re here to make sure they get the best possible mental health support and have the resilience to overcome life’s difficulties.
Are you a young person in crisis?
Text the YoungMinds Crisis Messenger, for free 24/7 support across the UK if you are experiencing a mental health crisis.
If you need urgent help text YM to 85258. All texts are answered by trained volunteers, with support from experienced clinical supervisors. Texts are free from EE, O2, Vodafone, 3, Virgin Mobile, BT Mobile, GiffGaff, Tesco Mobile and Telecom Plus.
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
The Mental Health Foundation is the UK’s charity for everyone’s mental health. With prevention at the heart of what we do, we aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems.
www.cwmt.org.uk
The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust says: Our vision is of a world where people understand and talk openly about depression, where young people know how to maintain wellbeing, and where the most appropriate treatment is available to everyone who needs it.
www.mind.org.uk
Mind UK says: We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect.
www.childline.org.uk
or
08001111
Childline says: We’re here for you, whatever’s on your mind. We’ll support you. Guide you. Help you make decisions that are right for you.
Our tips and techniques, ideas and inspiration, can help you feel more in control. And you can access them in your own time, at your own pace!
www.nhs.uk/live-well
NHS Live Well offers ‘Advice, tips and tools to help you make the best choices about your health and wellbeing’
Contact the Virgin Care Wiltshire School Health Nurse team on 07480 635513
www.reading-well.org.uk
Reading Well supports you to understand and manage your health and wellbeing using helpful reading. The books are all chosen and endorsed by health experts, as well as by people living with the conditions covered and their relatives and carers.
Young Minds - Muslim Mental HealthA fantastic resource that tries to incorporate faith and cultural backgrounds into mental health advice, this resource from Young Minds has been developed in partnership with Muslim Youth Helpline, but offers excellent advice for everyone.
Positive Body Image
The Mental Health Foundation have provided some useful tips for actions we can take to improve how we feel about our bodies and help us protect, promote and maintain a positive image throughout our lives:
- If your body image is a significant cause of stress, or if you’re being bullied about how your body looks, consider talking to a friend, a trusted adult or a health professional.
- Spring-clean your apps on your smartphone.
- Notice the people and accounts you’re following on social media and be mindful of how you feel about your own body and appearance when you look at them.
- If you see an advert in a magazine, on television or online that you think presents an unhealthy body image as aspirational, you can complain to the Advertising Standards Authority.
- At home, parents and carers can lead by example, by modelling positive behaviour around body image, eating healthily and staying active.
- In our daily lives, we can all be more aware of the ways in which we speak about our own and other people’s bodies in casual conversations with friends and family.
- Find the best way that works for you to stay active.
Worries about moving to secondary school
