Knowing quite where to turn to for support can often be overwhelming, so we hope that the following information will be useful, and help you feel more actively involved in the support your child needs.

Often these sites will have suggestions of what to do or who to refer to, and they are usually very good at guiding you to what you need. We have tried to group these resources in categories to enable easier access to appropriate sites.

Concerns for a person’s mental health should be mentioned to your GP. This is often the starting point of referrals to CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health)

We often suggest pupils look at Young Devon Website and self-refer if appropriate, or a helpful site is KOOTH, who we refer to for online counselling and useful information.

Support for health and wellbeing

y-smart.org.uk – for young people, parents and professionals. Youth -substance misuse, advice, recovery and treatment.

YoungMinds - This site has a helpful Parents Helpline, an A-Z guide to mental health, and advice about how to talk to your child about mental health.

Request for support – Education and Families – This describes how you can contact the School Nursing Team.

For families | Anna Freud – This site has very helpful information for families and are easily contactable via email. They also have a site for young people.

Self-Harm

Mental Health Foundation - Advice and suggestions about how to stop self-harming for both young people and parents.

Text and Helpline Support Services - This site has a confidential helpline plus self-harm peer support.

Self Injury Support - Self-Harm peer support.

Alumina - A free, online 7 week course for young people struggling with self-harm.

Harmless - Support for self-harm, bereavement, suicide-plus an out of hours service.

LifeSIGNS - ‘It’s not about cuts and bruises, it’s about coping’