Withycombe Raleigh C of E Primary School
Headteacher Mrs E Jones
Withycombe Village Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 3BA. Tel: (01395 263397)
Emotional Health and Wellbeing
The information on this page focusses on emotional wellbeing.
This information is provided in addition to our Safeguarding page. If you're worried about your own, or about someone else’s safety,
please contact the MASH Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub on 0345 155 1071 or email mashsecure@devon.gov.uk.
If you feel there is an emergency, please call 999.
If you have concerns about your child's mental health, please talk to your child's teacher.
We encourage you to watch the videos on this page to help you with understanding children's mental health needs. They offer lots of information and ideas on how you can help your child. Please try the suggested strategies.
Please scroll down for a comprehensive list of local and national organisations who can offer different types of wellbeing support for your family.
Remember to look out for our free Parent Support Groups which run in the spring and summer term.
If your child's teacher thinks further support may help, we have two specialist TAs, Mrs Louise Jones and Mrs Michelle McFarlane, who support specific children whose mental wellbeing is affecting their school experience and learning.
Parent & Family Support
In addition to the resources and links we've shared on this page, we regularly run evidence-based parent courses. In Spring term is the Solihull Approach Parenting Group which aims to help parents and carers understand more about their child’s behaviour, and learn more about sensitive, effective parenting.
In Summer term is the Timid to Tiger Parent Course, proven to be effective for a range of anxiety problems in children. This is for parents and carers who want to learn how to help manage their child's anxiety or to increase their child's confidence. Parents and carers can sign up to these free 10-week courses when they are advertised via email and the school Facebook page.
Advice for children and young people
These resources are aimed at children and young people and discuss what they can do if they are feeling sad/ worried about what they’ve seen, heard or read about the world. Useful Websites:
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Advice if you're upset by the news - BBC Newsround
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Worries About The World – Childline
Here are some useful resources to support your family.
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Here are some resources that your family may find useful.
You're never too young to talk about mental health PDF leaflet download.
We regularly revisit our Pick & Mix for Mental Health initiative
and we have some posters around the school as reminders.
Some downloads/resources and links you might find helpful
Devon Partnership Trust Five ways to wellbeing
5 ways to wellbeing poster (shown left)
Young Devon Wellbeing Toolkit
Tips, Tricks and Techniques for maintaining positive mental health during lockdown and beyond.
Wellbeing Action Plan - A simple plan to help keep yourself well and get you through difficult times.
Designed in connection with the Charlie Waller Trust for children in Key Stages 2 and 3.
NHS Every Child Matters: Looking after a child or young person's mental health
Top ten tips for helping children to cope with change.
Click on the heading for some resources about the importance of self help.
Are you in need of help and support?
If you are in any doubt where to turn, please speak with us so we can help you to find the right support for your issues.
Local Organisations:
Logo: | Organisation: | What do they offer: | Web link: | Tel No: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Citizens Advice East Devon | A charity, part of the national Citizens Advice network, providing free, confidential & impartial advice. | https://citizensadviceeastdevon.org | 01395 265070 | |
Exmouth Food Bank | To help individuals and families in crisis by providing free emergency food help. | https://exmouthfoodbank.org.uk | ||
Pete's Dragons | Help people living through the suicide of a loved one. Headquarters in Exmouth. | https://www.petesdragons.org.uk | 01395 277780 | |
Balloons Charity | Supports bereaved children & young people (aged 5-25) when someone significant in their lives dies. Work alongside families in Devon. | https://www.balloonscharity.co.uk | 01392 982570 | |
Edp - Exeter Drug & Alcohol Services | Supports individuals in Devon with substance misuse, mental ill health, and other harmful, addictive and offending behaviours. | https://www.edp.org.uk | 0800 233 5444 | |
Heads Up | A free service that works with children & young people, to promote understanding & awareness around mental health. | https://headsupmha.com | Text ‘support’ to 07984 354049 | |
Esteem Team | Supports children, young people and families with bespoke support packages to meet individual needs. Email:esteemteamcic@gmail.com | https://www.esteemteam.co.uk | ||
Open Door | A Christian charity offering ‘Haven’ support groups for Children & Young People, and Parent support eg. on SEND, child behaviour, counselling, benefits. Church Street, Exmouth, EX8 1PE | https://www.opendoorexmouth.org.uk | 01395 224218 | |
Health Visitor &
School Nursing | Deliver universal child & family health services, offer additional services for vulnerable children & families, & work to safeguard children. Email: easternphnhub@devon.gov.uk | https://www.devon.gov.uk/educationandfamilies/health/public-health-nursing | 0333 234 1903 | |
Action for Children | East Devon Children's Centre provides targeted Early Help services to families with children (8 years & under). Moorfield Road, Exmouth, EX8 3QW. | https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk | 01395 226789 | |
Talk Works | A free Devon NHS talking therapy service for adults. Can self-refer. | https://www.talkworks.dpt.nhs.uk | 0300 555 3344 | |
Young Devon | Offers support on wellbeing, skills, & accommodation needs Promotes the young person’s voice (ages 11-25). | https://www.youngdevon.org | 08082 810155 |
National Organisations:
Logo: | Organisation: | What do they offer? | Web link: | Phone No: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Childline | To help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. Free and confidential. Trained counsellors. | https://www.childline.org | 0800 1111 | |
Kooth | Offers free, online, anonymous, emotional & mental health support & advice for children & young people aged 11- 24. | https://www.kooth.com/ | ||
YoungMinds
| YoungMinds are a mental health charity for children, young people (up to 25) and their parents. | https://www.youngminds.org.uk/ | Text YM to 85258 for free, 24/7 support. | |
CAMHS (Child and adolescent mental health services) | Assessment & treatment of young people (up to 18) with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties. | https://childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs
.uk/camhs/ | 0330 0245 321 | |
NHS Every mind matters | Advice and tips on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing. | https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/ | ||
PAPYRUS | A UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health & emotional wellbeing in young people. For under 35s. Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org | https://www.papyrus-uk.org/ | 0800 068 41 41
Text 07786 209697 | |
Stem4 | Supports positive mental health in teenagers. Mental health information, apps and education. | https://stem4.org.uk/ | 07857 388295 | |
Shout | A free 24/7 text service for anyone in crisis. | https://giveusashout.org/ | Text 85258 | |
Samaritans | Providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress or crisis. Email: jo@samaritans.org | https://www.samaritans.org/ | Phone: 116 123 | |
Saneline | A UK charity providing emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness. Age 16+ | https://www.sane.org.uk
| 0300 304 7000 | |
HappyMaps | Mental health resources for parents, carers, & young people. | https://www.happymaps.co.uk | ||
Family Lives | Provides targeted early intervention and crisis support to families. Email: askus@familylives.org.uk | https://www.familylives.org.uk | 0808 800 2222 | |
Splitz | Support service, providing support to people who have experienced separation, divorce or domestic abuse. Email: admin.devon@splitz.org | https://www.splitz.org | Tel: 0345 155 1074 (landline call rate) | |
Refuge | Domestic abuse organisation | https://www.refuge.org.uk | 0808 2000 247 | |
Winstons Wish | Supports grieving children & young people after the death of someone important. Email: ask@winstonswish.org | https://www.winstonswish.org | 08088 020 021 | |
The Good Grief Trust | Run by bereaved people for bereaved people. Email: hello@thegoodgrieftrust.org | https://www.thegoodgrieftrust.org | ||
Child Bereavement UK | Supports bereaved children & young people | https://www.childbereavementuk.org | 0800 02 888 40 | |
Cruse | Bereavement support. | https://www.cruse.org.uk | 0808 808 1677 | |
Frank | Confidential information for anyone concerned about their own or someone else's drug misuse. | https://www.talktofrank.com/ | 0300 123 6600
Text 82111 | |
Al-anon | For anyone whose life is or has been affected by someone else's drinking. | https://www.al-anonuk.org.uk | Helpline 0800 0086 811 |