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Abbey School

Support for our families

Our aim is to help support the Mental Health and Wellbeing of our families and work in co-production as a community. Below are a range of useful links that can support positive mental health and wellbeing. 

General Mental Health 

Rethink

Factsheet giving information, support and self-help advice for a range of mental health/emotional health and wellbeing issues.

MindEd

A wide range of free educational resources on children and young people's mental health and wellbeing with a catalogue of materials

Sane

Website giving information, support and self-help advice for a range of mental health/emotional health and wellbeing issue

Anna Freud A network that shares practical, academic and clinical expertise regarding wellbeing and mental health issues for children, families and professionals.

YoungMinds website giving information, support and self-help advice for a range   of mental health/emotional health and wellbeing issues.

Great resource for parents and carers on how to support and start conversations with children about mental health and wellbeing. 

 

Self Harm 

RC Psych

Why young people self-harm and how you can help yourself/what others can do to help - information sheet.

Calm Harm

App to support with self-harm

 

Depression 

RC Psych

How to recognise depression in young people and how you can help yourself/what others can do to help - information sheet.

Get self help

information on depression and a self-help fact sheet.

 

Obsession 

RC Psych

Why obsessions become compulsions – information sheet and advice

 

Anxiety 

RC Psych

What are the different worries and anxieties children may feel – information sheet.

Get self help

information on anxiety and a self-help fact sheet.

Mindshift

App to support anxiety

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Calm 

App to Support with Anxiety 

 

Stress 

Get self help

information on stress and a self-help fact sheet.

Headspace

App to support with meditation

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Calm 

App to Support with Anxiety 

 

Eating Disorders 

Accordion content

South Yorkshire Eating Disorder Association

local support group with website and useful contacts to support those with eating disorders

 

Young Carers 

Barnardo's home - changing childhoods. Changing lives.

Rotherham Young Carers 

Supporting children and young people aged 8-18 in Rotherham who are looking after a family member who has a serious illness, disability (including mental health and substance misuse). We work with the whole family to make a long term difference