“Heathbrook takes a whole school approach to promoting good mental health and wellbeing for all pupils, acknowledging neurodiversity. This approach moves beyond learning and teaching to pervade all aspects of the life of the school.”
Heathbrook Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy
Your child’s classteacher is the first point of call if you have any concerns regarding their mental health and/or wellbeing. However, we also have a committed Mental Health and Wellbeing Team to help support the children at Heathbrook. If you would like to contact a member of this team please do so through the school office.
In addition to the information you will find in our school Wellbeing Policy, available on our Policies webpage, you may also find the links below useful.
Targeted Local and National Support
Local
Lambeth
Emotional wellbeing and mental health support services for children and young people in Lambeth
Wandsworth
NHS South West London Young People’s emotional support services
https://search3.openobjects.com/mediamanager/wandsworth/fsd/files/camhs_map_sept_2021_-_wandsworth.pdf
National
Place 2 Be – parenting smart
https://www.place2be.org.uk/our-services/parents-and-carers/
Parenting advice from our child mental health experts
Anxiety UK
https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/
Offer extensive range of services to support those who experience anxiety
OCD UK
www.ocduk.org
Helping people understand obsessive compulsive disorder
Depression Alliance
www.depressoinalliance.org
Raising awareness and campaigning to improve attitudes towards depression
Eating Disorders
www.b-eat.co.uk
national helpline that helps anyone with an eating disorder take active steps to recovery
https://www.healthylondon.org/our-work/mental-health-transformation/children-and-young-peoples-mental-health/disordered-eating-guidance/
Disordered eating guidance
Self-harm
www.nshn.co.uk
national self harm network supports individual who self harm to reduce emotional distress and improve their quality of life
Suicide
www.papyrus-uk.org
charity for the prevention of young suicide (under 35)
www.samaritans.org/
Samaritans is a unique charity dedicated to reducing feelings of isolation and disconnection that can lead to suicide.
Female Genital mutilation
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/female-genital-mutilation-fgm/national-fgm-support-clinics/
NHS Support clinics
www.unicef.org.uk/what-we-do/un-convention-child-rights/
UN Rights of the child poster
Bereavement
https://www.childbereavementuk.org/
Supports families to cope with grief and bereavement
www.winstonswish.org/
Supports families to cope with grief and bereavement
Domestic Violence
https://lambethschoolservices.co.uk/Article/112316
Bambu aims to provide tailored, specialist support to meet the holistic needs of children and young people 11-24y old impacted by domestic abuse in the home
Mental Health and Wellbeing General Information and Support
Mind UK
https://www.mind.org.uk/
provides mental health services in local communities across England
Anna Freud Centre
https://www.annafreud.org/
a child mental health research, training and treatment centre located in London
Kooth
www.kooth.com/
Effective personalised digital mental health care. Available to children 11-18 years of age.
Young Minds
www.youngminds.org.uk
champions young people’s mental health and wellbeing
www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-helpline-and-webchat/ (Parent helpline)
Time to change
www.time-to-change.org.uk
Fights mental health stigma
Rethink
www.rethink.org
challenges attitudes towards mental health
Childline
https://www.childline.org.uk/
A free, private, confidential mental health and wellbeing service for children
NSPCC
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
LGBTQI+
LGBTQI+ children and young people
https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/risks-and-protective-factors/vulnerable-children/lgbtqiplus-children-and-young-people/
Guidance for LGBTQI+ youth
The proud trust
https://www.theproudtrust.org/
LGBTQI+ awareness, training and education resources
Stonewall
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/schools-colleges
Information and support for the LGBTQI+ community and their allies.
Neurodiversity
Respond – from hurting to healing
https://respond.org.uk/
Supports people with learning disabilities, autism or both who have experienced trauma in their lives
Anti-Racism
Mental Health Foundation
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/b/black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-bame-communities
Information about mental health and wellbeing for black, asian and minority ethnic communities.
Re-think
https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/living-with-mental-illness/wellbeing-physical-health/black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-mental-health/
Black, asian and minority mental health.