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Bury Whole Education Approach Support Offer

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Bury Whole Education Approach Support Offer

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One Page Profile Tracy Hamilton-Hall Whole Education Approach Co-ordinator Bury

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FAITH AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SUPPORT BY PHONE, LIVE CHAT, WHATSAPP OR EMAIL

We offer non-judgemental, confidential support 7 days a week, 365 days a year including bank holidays and Eid.

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We offer non-judgemental, confidential support 7 days a week, 365 days a year including bank holidays and Eid. Every month we listen to over 430 people through our helpline service. Hear more from our callers. See our impact reports In our resource guides, you'll find our recent research report, mental health and wellbeing tips, and lots of news and updates on our blog.

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Online mental health support for young people in Bury aged 11 to 18

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Kooth is your online mental wellbeing community. Access free, safe and anonymous

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Bury Young People's Mental Health Support Team

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Bury Young People's Mental Health Support Team

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Support for young people aged five to 18 in their education setting, who are experiencing anxiety, low mood and other issues affecting wellbeing.

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Bury mental health support team - thrive in education

We help young people, aged five to 18, who are experiencing anxiety, low mood and other issues affecting wellbeing.

We (Pennine Care) run the service in partnership with a local charity Early Break, and work directly with a number of schools and colleges in the Bury area.

Our aim is to help you reach your full potential, by offering the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

We're here all year round, including school holidays.

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Bury young people's mental health support team

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Bury mental health support team - thrive in education We help young people, aged five to 18, who are experiencing anxiety, low mood and other issues affecting wellbeing. We (Pennine Care) run the service in partnership with a local charity Early Break, and work directly with a number of schools and colleges in the Bury area.

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Post and pre diagnostic ADHD and Autism support for families in Bury

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"Supporting the whole family"

First Point Family Support Services are the contract leads for the Sensory Pilot in Bury. Rehabilitation for Independence are the specialist private company that are commissioned through the contract to deliver the sensory assessments and sensory seminars (see their webpage link below). As contract lead we report on the anonymous statistical data to contract leads and manage the bookings, provide the venues and refreshments for all the seminars.

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Home - Rehabilitation for Independence (rehabforindependence.co.uk)

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What We Offer:

The Team

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Lynsey Blears - Company Director

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"We passionately empower families and professionals to make informed choices. Built on our innovative and personable approach we aim to make life changing differences."

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Home - Kooth

Kooth, the online counselling and emotional well-being platform for children and young people aged 11 to 18 years has been available in Bolton, Manchester, Oldham, Trafford Rochdale and Wigan for some time. It's now available in Bury, Salford, Tameside and Stockport.

Kooth provides:

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The target groups in Greater Manchester

To find out more visit https://hub.gmhsc.org.uk/mental-health/kooth/

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Information for Parent/Carers

Launch of Educational Psychology Service School/Parent Help Line

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Bury local authority have opened a help line for parents and carers who have children or young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability.

The helpline that will be run by Bury Education Psychology Service and is available to provide advice to parents/carers and schools

It will run twice a week on

Mondays between 13.00 and 15.30

and

Wednesday between 9.30 and 12.00.

The number is 0161 253 6406.

(voicemail facility is available please leave a message and the team will get back to you)

The helpline is intended to provide EP advice and support for schools/parents of CYP with SEND in the context of the current situation that exists due to Covid-19.

Types of EP advice and support available could include:

* Anxiety, stress and related issues arising from being out of school/returning to school/COVID 19/missing friends etc.,

* Loss and bereavement - EPs provide Critical Incident support, but the helpline may identify where this support is needed.

* Transitions - particularly for those children starting reception/year 7.

* Advice on routines/behaviours because of changes to routine.

* Reassurance/advice on academic progress and expectations once children are back to school.

* Advice on EHC needs assessments and annual reviews.

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You may of course have other educational questions or concerns that are not included on this list, so please do not hesitate to call, no matter how small your question or concern is.

Please note that EPs may sign post to other services as part of the support but will not become involved beyond the advice and support of the phone call.

First Point Family Support - Upcoming Events

If you would like to book onto a seminar contact us on 0161 762 1440
or via email - admin@firstpointsupport.org.uk
Please ensure you book on as places are limited.

Please find our address and contact details below
Thank You

Phoenix house, 100 Brierley Street, Bury, Manchester, BL9 9HN

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service CAMHS

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Specialist Mental Health Service for Children and Young People in Bury

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Bury CAMHS (child and adolescent mental health service).

We help children and young people up to the age of 18 years, and provide assessments, intervention and support to their families/carers.
Some of the things we can help with include:

Anxiety

Depression

Eating disorders

Psychosis

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Emotional dysregulation

Self-harm

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

Autism

More complex psychological difficulties

We also provide consultation, advice and training to other agencies and accept referrals from a wide range of professionals.

Our clinicians come from a range of clinical and professional backgrounds, including psychiatrists, nurses, CAMHS practitioners and psychologists, amongst others.

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Bury CAMHS :: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Bury CAMHS (child and adolescent mental health service) provides specialist support to children and young people who are experiencing mental health difficulties.

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Streetwise@Early Break supports young people who are experiencing difficulties with their emotional health and well-being. We offer one-to-one support, group work, and peer-led support programmes. Streetwise@Early Break offers emotional health and well-being services as a part of the Healthy Young Minds Bury pathway.  We accept referrals for young people between the ages of 14-16.

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Streetwise@Early Break supports young people who are experiencing difficulties with their emotional health and well-being. We offer one-to-one support, group work, and peer-led support programmes. Streetwise@Early Break offers emotional health and well-being services as a part of the Healthy Young Minds Bury pathway. We accept referrals for young people between the ages of 14-16.

Learn More

For further information or to make a referral, then please contact the office on 0161 723 3880 or email info@earlybreak.co.uk

Want to know more about the services we offer in Emotional Health & wellbeing? Please click on the image below.

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Streetwise@Early Break supports young people who are experiencing difficulties with their emotional health and well-being. We offer one-to-one support, group work, and peer-led support programmes. Streetwise@Early Break offers emotional health and well-being services as a part of the Healthy Young Minds Bury pathway. We accept referrals for young people between the ages of 14-16.

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0800 014 9995 24/7 all age crisis mental health support

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Pennine Care 24/7 Crisis Mental Health Helpline

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Pennine Care 24/7 Crisis Mental Health Helpline

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Our 24/7 crisis mental health helpline is here to support anybody in (all ages): If there's an immediate risk of danger to life, you should ring 999. More info about our helpline Our helpline is for people of all ages who are experiencing increased mental health needs.

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The CAMHS Link Team consultation line is available to all professionals who would like to discuss concerns and receive advice and guidance from a mental health professional, about any Bury young person they are working with who they may have non-urgent concerns about, but are not open to CAMHS.

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The Education Support website and helpline offers free, confidential support for teachers and education staff

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Managing difficult feelings or situations

Advice on boundary setting and self-care

Getting the best out of your work relationships

Planning for or processing difficult conversations

Any challenging personal matter

And we're also here if you simply need to vent!

Sue works in a pastoral role at a sixth form college. After a traumatic safeguarding incident took a big emotional toll, she called our helpline and spoke to one of our qualified counsellors. Sue said:

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Education Support helpline offers free, confidential support for teachers and education staff

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The Education Support helpline is available 24/7 for everyone working in education including teachers, support staff, lecturers, administrators and teaching assistants.

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Bury Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub SMASH

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We are experienced children's services professionals, who are trained to deal with sensitive issues. We will ask you a few short questions to find out how best to deal with your concern.

We work closely with other professionals to make sure that action is taken and the right level of support can be given to the right people at the right time.

Child abuse can involve physical injury, neglect, or emotional or sexual abuse.

Abuse can happen to any child from any social background or ethnic group. It can involve a parent, another family member or someone else the child knows well, or it could be someone the child does not know.

If you suspect or believe a child is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm, including any form of mistreatment or abuse, you should report your concerns.

If you work for an agency or organisation that has a policy or procedure about children at risk, then you should follow it.

If you are a member of the public, or if your organisation does not have a policy or procedure, take the following steps.

If a child is in immediate danger, you should contact the Emergency Services - 999 or Greater Manchester Police - 0161 872 5050.

If there is no immediate danger, or you need advice or information, you can either telephone the on 0161 253 5678 (outside normal office hours 0161 253 6606) or complete the online form on the Bury Council website

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We are experienced children's services professionals, who are trained to deal with sensitive issues. We will ask you a few short questions to find out how best to deal with your concern. We work closely with other professionals to make sure that action is taken and the right level of support can be given to the right people at the right time.

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Thriving in Bury for Children and Young People Resource

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Thriving in Bury for Children and Young People Resource

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Information & resources to support children & young people in Bury with their emotional health & well-being

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Thriving in Bury for Parents and Carers Resource

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Thriving in Bury for Parents and Carers Resource

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Information and resources to support Parent and Carers in Bury with the emotional well-being of their children and young people

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NSPCC Building Connections Support Service

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NSPCC Building Connections Support Service

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Building Connections is an online service for young people up to the age of 19, empowering them to find a way through loneliness. Young people work through the online Building Connections programme over 11 weeks, with the support of a trained befriender. If you know a young person who would benefit from this service, you can make a referral.

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Building Connections is an online service for young people up to the age of 19, empowering them to find a way through loneliness.

Young people work with a trained befriender, who guides them and champions them each step of the way. Building Connections gives young people tools that can help them build their confidence and better equip them to manage loneliness.

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Building Connections | Support service for young people | NSPCC Learning

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This online service empowers young people aged up to 19 to find a way through loneliness. Young people work through the 11 week programme with a trained befriender who guides and supports them each step of the way.

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Bury School Nursing Service

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School Nursing :: Northern Care Alliance

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Preventative support and intervention for families with needs such as mental health, education concerns, parenting conflict, healthy relationships and more

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Helps to give professional staff a visual guide of where Bury children are supported through universal services at a voluntary level.

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Bury Educational Psychology Service

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The Educational Psychologists Service is part of Local Authority Inclusion Services.

Educational Psychologists work in partnership with families, schools, settings and other professionals to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people aged 0-25 years where there are potential barriers to learning. Sometimes a school or nursery or college setting might ask an Educational Psychologist to become involved to support children and young people who have needs in any of the following areas:

Play and/ learning;

Speech and language (communication);

Social interaction (social skills);

Emotional development/mental health needs;

Physical (fine/gross motor, medical conditions);

Sensory needs (hearing, vision, sensory sensitivities).

Educational Psychologists (often known as EPs) aim to help others meet children and young people's needs in an informed and inclusive manner. We usually work through cycles of Assess-Plan-Do-Review.

Bury Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is currently working in partnership with Salford EPS and Tameside EPS. Educational Psychologists from these three services work across all areas, to share good practice and project work. The profiles of the team members currently working in Bury can be found in the Files section below.

Information about how the EPS support children and young people in Bury is explained in the EPS Guide for Parents and Carers and in the handout How educational psychologists support children and young people with SEND .
What is the role of an Educational Psychologist in the Education, Health, and Care Needs Assessment ?
If a child or young person has significant difficulty with learning and/ or social and emotional development, they may require an Education, Health, and Care Needs Assessment . Educational schools and settings can make a formal request to the local authority and demonstrate the action they have taken through the child or young person's individual support plans (parents/carers can also make a request, but it is usually completed by the school or setting). If the local authority agrees to the Assessment, then the EP (Educational Psychologist) will be requested to provide information and advice, alongside other professionals such as Speech and Language Therapists, Community Paediatricians and Social Care to help the local authority decide whether an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) is required. When providing their advice, the EP will consider what psychological assessment information is already available about the child or young person and then decide whether additional psychological information is needed, so as not to duplicate or repeat work alread completed. As detailed in How educational psychologists support children and young people with SEND , EPs use a range of Assessment approaches and work in collaboration with parents/carers, setting staff and other professionals

Contact Details

Telephone Number

0161 253 6406

Local Offer

SEN Provision Type

targeted

Details

Local Authority Projects Co-production of Bury's Graduated Approach Toolkit
In September 2021, the Inclusion and Educational Psychology Services launched a project to co-produce Bury's Graduated Approach Toolkit to support settings and schools in Bury to confidently identify and support children and young people with SEND

Please visit the Inclusion Service page for information about how to get involved (see the section on Do you want to be part of Bury's SEND Transformation?). The Toolkit is due to be launched in Autumn 22
Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Support
Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) describes children and young people who have trouble attending school due to anxiety and emotional factors, often resulting in absences from school. Information and resources to support children and young people who experience EBSA can be found on the Bury Directory. This includes future training dates for school staff and information about Bury's EBSA Pathway Support for Children & Young People | The Bury Directory

A recording of the parent/carer information session, delivered in December 2021 by Bury EPS and CAMHS (Child adn Adolescent Mental Health Service), can be accessed here
Wellbring for Education Return
During 2021 Bury EPS delivered the Wellbeing for Education Return programme, a Department for Education (DfE) funded project to support wellbeing in schools and colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic. More informaiton about this project and other mental health and wellbeing resources can be found on the Emotionally Friendly Schools Website: https://www.emotionallyfriendly.co.uk/resources

The Right to Play Project

Children's right to play is enshrined within the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). As part of the Wellbeing for Education Return programme, the Educational Psychology Service has developed a one-hour whole school staff training session, which involves thinking about what play is, its link to the UNCRC, and the benefits and barriers to play. It focuses on three interdependent aspects of good play provision (time, space and permission) in order to reflect on and plan opportunities to best support all children's access to play in school. Sessions have been developed for primary and secondary schools, including specialist settings. Schools can be further supported through development work which may focus on a particular aspect of play access, e.g. developing play policies, playground provision, and alternatives to play withdrawal. Please see attached position statement outlining our commitment as an EP service to promoting children's access to their right to play.

Age Bands

16-25 years 11-15 years 6-10 years 0-5 years

Core Response Approved?

Yes

Notes

Referral Notes

Referrals are received primarily through the SEN (Special Educational Needs) Team and Inclusion Service

Service Information

Children and Young People with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

Last updated 3rd October 2022

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The Secondary Inclusion Services Helpline

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The Secondary Inclusion Services Helpline is part of Local Authority Inclusion Services

The purpose of the helplines is to give general advice around SEN issues that arise in school.

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Helplines within Inclusion Services (SEMH /Additional Needs Team/EPS)
The purpose of the helplines is to give general advice around issues that arise in school. Helpline consultations will be short, solution focused conversations to support Sencos with next steps that school may take.

The helplines will be accessed via email. To ensure a timely response, Sencos are asked to use " Inclusion Services Helpline Query " as the subject header.

The email should contain a brief description of your query. If you require a member of the team to phone you back rather than respond by email, you may request this. Please give a suggested time when you will be available.

General queries for e.g., advice around provision mapping/management, may be sent to any inbox but please do not email the same query to more than one email inbox.

Queries regarding individual pupils must be anonymous. It is expected that these queries will be at the earlier stages of presenting need; if significant input is needed, the school will be advised to email a referral in to the Inclusion Allocation Panel.

Queries will be responded to by phone or email as appropriate within 1-2 working days of the request coming in.

Cognition and Learning /communication difficulties queries to be sent to: additionalneedsteam@bury.gov.uk

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The Secondary Inclusion Services Helpline

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The Inclusion Service is a Local Authority service which serves schools to meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs, ensuring they can access their education.

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The Inclusion Service is a Local Authority service which serves schools to meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs, ensuring they can access their education. Key functions of the Inclusion service are

to provide a range of outreach support to schools to support them in meeting pupils' additional or special educational needs

to provide support to schools through the Locality areas (primary schools) and Inclusion Partnerships (secondary schools)

to lead on development work across the Local Authority in respect of Inclusive Quality First Teaching and use of the Bury Graduated Approach Toolkit

The Inclusion Service comprises of:

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Outreach support for school staff to enable them to better meet the needs of children presenting with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties.

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The Primary Team is part of Local Authority Inclusion Service and consists of 3 teachers and 2 teaching assistants.

Outreach support is given to school staff to enable them to better meet the needs of children presenting with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties .This can range from CPD sessions and advice, to individual mentoring support for staff working with a referred child.

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The Primary Team is part of Local Authority Inclusion Service and consists of 3 teachers and 2 teaching assistants. Outreach support is given to school staff to enable them to better meet the needs of children presenting with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties .This can range from CPD sessions and advice, to individual mentoring support for staff working with a referred child.

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Support for LGBT+ youth (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and other identities such as asexual, intersex and questioning)

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The Proud Trust is an LGBT+ organisation that supports LGBT+ young people through youth groups, peer support, mentoring programs and the Proud Connections chat service.

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Graduated Approach Toolkit - Resources for Parents and Carers

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Toolkit to support parent and carers with the SEND process in schools and settings

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Bury SEND Graduated Approach Toolkit

Welcome! Please use the buttons below to find the information you need.

SENCO Best Practice
covers whole school approaches to inclusion, what we mean by a graduated approach, the SENCO role and SEND processes including EHC Needs Assessments and EHCP processes.

Graduated Approach (Areas of Need)
covers the four broad areas of need, and preparation for adulthood in Key Stages 3 and 4. This includes 'Top Tips' for creating an inclusive learning environment, how to identify and assess needs, and recommended interventions and approaches (whole class, group and individual).

Getting Risk Support
children and young people with SEND may display risky behaviours and/or be more vulnerable to risk than the wider population. This section covers behaviours that may be harmful to themselves (e.g. self-harm, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders) or to others (e.g. distressed behaviours, inappropriate sexual behaviours, extremism).

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Bury SEND Graduated Approach Toolkit Welcome! Please use the buttons below to find the information you need. SENCO Best Practice covers whole school approaches to inclusion, what we mean by a graduated approach, the SENCO role and SEND processes including EHC Needs Assessments and EHCP processes.

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Find out how your school or college can apply for a grant and access DfE quality assured training to help develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.

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Find out how your school or college can apply for a grant and access training to help develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.

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Bury primary school pilot to support the creation of positive wellbeing in children through curriculum

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EFS work with nurseries, schools and post-16 education providers to enable education environments that promote and support positive mental and emotional health in children and young people.

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Emotionally Friendly Settings explained

Emotionally Friendly Settings is a flexible whole-setting approach to improving children and young people's emotional health and well-being.

An emotionally friendly setting is able to effectively identify and respond to a broad range of emotional needs of children and young people, raising their well-being to enable them to succeed and thrive.

We work with nurseries, schools and post-16 education providers to enable education environments that promote and support positive mental and emotional health in children and young people.

Get in touch

If you've got any questions about Emotionally Friendly Schools please get in touch.

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Perinatal and parent infant mental health

Advice and support on maternity, parenting and mental health and wellbeing. Read more

Self help resources

We've put together a collection of self-help resources on low mood, anxiety, OCD, self-harm and ADHD that we hope you find useful. These resources provide guidance and information that have all been quality assured by a Clinical Psychologist. There are resources for young children, teens and parents and carers: Read more

Students - higher education

Student Space was launched to provide help and guidance for students through COVID-19. Students in higher education across England and Wales can use this platform to find information on a range of topics that may be impacting them during the pandemic, access additional services such as a phone line and text support and find out about support services within their place of study. Student Space is run by Student Minds, the UK's student mental health charity, in collaboration with a range of partners, students and experts.

Translated materials

Links to resources relating to COVID-19 and mental health & wellbeing that are available in a range of languages. Read more

Greater Manchester mental health providers Links to the four NHS trusts providing mental health services in Greater Manchester

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Mental health and wellbeing resources - Mental Health

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If you find yourself feeling anxious, stressed or overwhelmed, there's support out there for you. In addition to the resources below you can find details of help and support where you live, including crisis mental health helplines via our Support in your area page.

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Talk Listen Change Domestic Abuse Support

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Talk Listen Change Domestic Abuse Support

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TLC work with young people in Bury who have witnessed domestic abuse.

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Hope and Horizon Units are in-patient facilities situated within Fairfield Hospital. They provide treatment and support to young people, aged between 13 and 18, with severe or enduring mental health difficulties

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Horizon Unit - In-Patient Service

We provide mental health treatment and support to young people aged between 13 and 18 years old who live anywhere in the UK.

We're led by an expert team of healthcare professionals which is made up of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, dieticians and teachers.

We also have some family ambassadors who can support parents and carers.

We work closely with the nearby Hope Unit to provide assessment and treatment for both acute and complex needs.

The units have been designed with you in mind and have recently been refurbished to ensure that they are of the highest standard.

You can be referred to our service through our CAMHS (child and adolescent mental health service) community teams.

Young people have created some advice about what life is like on Hope and Horizon.

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Horizon Unit :: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Our unit has 10 beds to care for severe or enduring mental health difficulties, including if you require high dependency care.

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Community Eating Disorders Service

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Our community eating disorders service provides care and support to children and young people with an eating disorder.

We also offer advice and support to families, carers, and those who work with, or support, a child or young person.

We are cover the north of our patch, which includes people with a GP in Bury, Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, and Oldham.

Read our main community eating disorders service page for more information, or contact us.

Take a look around our North hub in Bury by watching this short tour:

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Community Eating Disorders Service (North)

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Our community eating disorders service provides care and support to children and young people with an eating disorder. We also offer advice and support to families, carers, and those who work with, or support, a child or young person. We are cover the north of our patch, which includes people with a GP in Bury, Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, and Oldham.

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We provide support for people aged 16 to 65, with severe and enduring mental health problems and complex needs, who present significant levels of risk to themselves or others.

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Bury community mental health service

We provide support for people aged 16 to 65, with severe and enduring mental health problems and complex needs, who present significant levels of risk to themselves or others.

This includes people with severe and complex:

Symptoms of depression

Symptoms of anxiety

Psychological difficulties, including personality disorder

Psycho-social needs

Psychotic symptoms

We are a multi-disciplinary service made up of managers, community mental health nurses, mental health social workers (some qualified as AMHPs), occupational therapists, community support workers, admin support, secondary care psychological therapies and Consultant Psychiatrists who work with the team.
The service is made up of five key functions:

Assessment

Active care coordination

Treatment

Reviewing officer

Wellness and recovery

You will have an identified care coordinator or key worker dependent upon your level of need.

This practitioner will be responsible for supporting you to develop a care plan to meet your needs, following a comprehensive assessment.

They will also be responsible for regularly reviewing the care plan and supporting you to prepare for discharge from the service, as and when appropriate.

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Bury community mental health service We provide support for people aged 16 to 65, with severe and enduring mental health problems and complex needs, who present significant levels of risk to themselves or others.

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Support for 14 to 65 year olds who may be experiencing their first episode of psychosis. We also support those aged 14 to 35 who are at risk of developing psychosis.

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Bury Early Intervention Service

We work with 14 to 65 year olds who may be experiencing their first episode of psychosis. We also support those aged 14 to 35 who are at risk of developing psychosis.

We will work with you to look at the experiences you're having and how it affects you. Together we can look at how to help you recover from these experiences.

This might include:

Practical help

Advice on money

Assistance with housing

Help with education and employment

Assistance in getting and staying well

Treatments, such as medication and psychological therapies like cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Help with alcohol and substance issues

Advice on physical health and wellbeing

Help and advice for relatives and friends

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Bury Early Intervention Service We work with 14 to 65 year olds who may be experiencing their first episode of psychosis. We also support those aged 14 to 35 who are at risk of developing psychosis. We will work with you to look at the experiences you're having and how it affects you.

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St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre

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St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre

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Support for People in Greater Manchester who have been raped or sexually assaulted

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Welcome to Saint Mary's
Sexual Assault Referral Centre
Saint Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) provides a comprehensive and co-ordinated forensic, counselling and aftercare service to men, women and children living in the Greater Manchester area who have experienced rape or sexual assault, whether this has happened recently or in the past. We also offer immediate crisis support and a forensic service to Cheshire.
You can use our services without making a report to the police or we can support you if and when you want to speak to the police

If you want to make a referral just follow our step-by-step guide in the 'our services' section or call 0161 276 6515

COVID-19 Update

Saint Mary's SARC remains available to provide healthcare and support services to victims of rape and sexual assault.

You can report to the Police or contact our 24 hour helpline directly on 0161 276 6515.

If you wish to be seen, please call us first.

We are not able to see people if they don't have an appointment.

If you would like to be seen for an examination, without Police involvement, we can discuss this with you.

The safety of our staff and patients is very important to us and we take this very seriously.

Saint Mary's SARC can assure you that we are following current legislation and guidance.

If you've been sexually assaulted during this time of enforced lockdown, there's no need to suffer in silence.

We offer non-judgemental care & support regardless of the circumstances.

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Saint Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) provides a comprehensive and co-ordinated forensic, counselling and aftercare service to men, women and children living in the Greater Manchester area who have experienced rape or sexual assault, whether this has happened recently or in the past. We also offer immediate crisis support and a forensic service to Cheshire.

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If you’re under 19 you can confidentially call, chat online or email about any problem big or small.

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On Thursday 30 November from 2:30am - 7:30am, you won't be able to contact Childline whilst we do some important maintenance to our systems. This means that 1-2-1 chats, calling and messages to Childline will be unavailable. You'll still be able to use the Childline website for advice and information.

If you're in danger or it's an emergency, you should always call 999

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Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call us on 0800 1111, talk to a counsellor online, send Childline an email or post on the message boards.

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If you are having thoughts of suicide or are concerned for a young person who might be you can contact HOPELINEUK for confidential support and practical advice.

Call: 0800 068 4141

Text: 07860039967

Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org

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HOPELINEUK advisers want to work with you to understand why thoughts of suicide might be present. They also want to provide you with a safe space to talk through anything happening in your life that could be impacting on your or anyone else's ability to stay safe.

For children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide

For anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide

Young people

Our advisers are all trained to help you focus on staying safe from suicide. Their training enables them to provide advice and support that may help you to move forward and stay alive.

Concerned others

If you are concerned that a young person is feeling suicidal, advisers can support you to start a conversation about suicide and explore options of how best to support them.

Contact HOPELINEUK

If you are having thoughts of suicide or are concerned for a young person who might be you can contact HOPELINEUK for confidential support and practical advice.

Opening hours:

9am - midnight every day of the year (Weekends and Bank Holidays included)

Our Suicide prevention advisers are ready to support you.

Who can PAPYRUS HOPELINEUK help?

Young people, children, family, parents, siblings, partners, carers, grandparents

Concerned friends: at work, in school, college, university

GPs, nurses, teachers, school nurses, A&E staff, pastoral staff

Mental health professionals: CAMHS staff, CPNs, psychiatrists

Education staff: teachers, lecturers, learning mentors, education social workers

Police, ambulance staff, prison staff, drug and alcohol services, probation workers

Feedback from HOPELINEUK users

"I've just searched online to find the service, this is the best advice I've had, and I'm talking about doctors and health professionals. Do you know nobody has just asked me to talk to him; it's really strange when you think about it - so thank you."

"Thank you for helping me - no-one has ever helped me this much before."

"The people at HOPELINEUK are great - I feel understood."

Further help and advice

This page is for information on the PAPYRUS HOPELINEUK service - visit our HOPELINEUK FAQ section for more information about using the service. For further help and advice, including a full list of resources, visit our help and advice resources page.

We understand that not all callers will be able to, or would prefer not to, speak English. You can still access support by requesting Language Line when calling HOPELINEUK. Learn more about this service HERE.

Policies
Confidentiality Policy Remit of service policy

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HOPELINEUK | Papyrus UK | Suicide Prevention Charity

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HOPELINEUK advisers want to work with you to understand why thoughts of suicide might be present. They also want to provide you with a safe space to talk through anything happening in your life that could be impacting on your or anyone else's ability to stay safe.

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Whatever you're going through, you can contact the Samaritans for support 24/7 call 116123
N.B. This is a listening service and does not offer advice or intervention.

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Samaritans works to make sure there's always someone there for anyone who needs someone. Read more.

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Advice and support for anyone feeling suicidal or concerned someone else is. Access to free online suicide awareness training

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Get 24/7 support whenever you need it

We're bringing suicide out of the dark in Greater Manchester because it affects us all. Whether you're feeling suicidal, worried someone else is, or have lost someone to suicide, you're not alone. Whatever you're going through, we'll help you get the advice and support you need.

Are you...

Feeling
suicidal?

If you're struggling with suicidal thoughts, find out what you can do to keep yourself safe and where to get help.

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Are you...

Concerned
about someone?

Learn about the warning signs and the things you can do to help someone who may be thinking of suicide.

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Are you...

Bereaved
by suicide?

We know how hard losing someone to suicide is. Find out about support to help you through this difficult time.

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Learn to save a life- take the free suicide prevention training

It can be really hard to know how to support someone who you think might be feeling suicidal. Zero Suicide Alliance have created free online training that will give you the skills you need to help someone who is struggling with suicidal thoughts.

Need to talk?

Whatever you're going through, Samaritans will face it with you.

Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Learn to save a life- take the free suicide prevention training

It can be really hard to know how to support someone who you think might be feeling suicidal. Zero Suicide Alliance have created free online training that will give you the skills you need to help someone who is struggling with suicidal thoughts.

Need to talk?

Whatever you're going through, Samaritans will face it with you.

Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Make a safety plan

A safety plan will help to remind you of the things you can do to get through difficult times.

If you're worried that someone may be thinking of suicide, you could work through their safety plan with them or help them to make a plan.

You don't have to be a professional to help someone who is thinking of suicide.

If you're worried that someone you know might be thinking of suicide, the best thing to do is ask directly and be ready to listen.

Learn to save a life

Learn how to start an important conversation with this free online training.

Take part now

If you're bereaved by suicide

We know that any bereavement is hard but losing someone to suicide can bring different challenges. There is support available to you and your family to help you deal with your loss. You do not have to deal with your grief alone.

Greater Manchester Bereavement Service

Available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (except bank holidays).

Stories of hope

By sharing these stories, we want to encourage others to talk about suicide, to remain hopeful during difficult times and save lives.

All stories

National support

Information and services for people who are struggling to cope, wanting to find out how to help someone or are looking for bereavement support.

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Shining a Light on Suicide | Together we can help prevent suicide

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We're bringing suicide out of the dark in Greater Manchester because it affects us all. Whether you're feeling suicidal, worried someone else is, or have lost someone to suicide, you're not alone. Whatever you're going through, we'll help you get the advice and support you need.

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Bullying advice for parents and children call 0300 323 0169 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

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Keeping your child safe from bullying online

Parents, you have a role to play. Remember, the police can often trace the perpetrators. You need to check that your child is safe and that they take care. Check their sites and monitor their browsing and mail content periodically. Sit down and talk to your child about his or her concerns.

Criminal Charges may be brought under The Harassment Act and other legislation that is there to protect you and your child. Talk to your family and those who you trust. A problem shared is a problem halved ! If you ever come across anything on the internet that makes you feel uncomfortable, no matter where it is, pleas e report it. Be Cyber-Savvy in all your on-line activities. Teach your children how to be Cyber-Savvy. Being Cyber-Savvy is the new "Don't talk to strangers"

Read this out to your child

Don't give your name, age, address or contact details to strangers over the internet even if they sound really friendly and you have spoken to them lots of times. If you have never met them, don't fall for their charm. A good person would never ask you to tell them personal information about yourself. If some over the internet or phone asks you for information, close the computer down or hang up the phone. Come and talk to me about it.

Don't tell people where you live or which school you go to. NEVER arrange to meet them. If a stranger asks you to meet them, see this as a warning sign and tell me or tell a grown up, a responsible person, about this. Confide in someone you trust. If you call a helpline, the volunteer might ask you some basic questions but that is OK provided you telephoned the helpline and they did not phone you.

Do not give any confidential information to someone who calls you. If you are worried or scared, hang up and come and talk to us. Tell your friends or tell us if you are worried about anything. We can help you. Also, change your log-in details regularly and change your passwords. When did you last change the password on your childs' mobile phone or computer. Who did you tell? The only two people you should share your password details with are your mum or dad.

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Bullying at school | Bullying advice for parents and children

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Bullying at school - Information and advice for parents dealing with bullying at school with practical solutions designed to help stop bullying

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FROGS - Finally Realising Ourselves Growing Stronger

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FROGS - Finally Realising Ourselves Growing Stronger

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A weekly group for LGBT+ young people and those questioning their gender or sexuality aged 13-19 (and up to 25 with additional needs) who live or spend time in Bury.

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A weekly group for LGBT+ young people and those questioning their gender or sexuality aged 13-19 (and up to 25 with additional needs) who live or spend time in Bury.

Delivered in partnership with Bury Youth Service.

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FROGS (Finally Realising Ourselves Growing Stronger)

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A weekly group for LGBT+ young people and those questioning their gender or sexuality aged 13-19 (and up to 25 with additional needs) who live or spend time in Bury. Delivered in partnership with Bury Youth Service.

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A young person experiencing a crisis may be a threat to themselves or others through self-harm, suicide or aggression. They may be highly vulnerable to danger, seeking help from people who may harm them, mis-using drugs and alcohol, and behaving in a reckless, risky way. We aim to offer you the RIGHT help, at the RIGHT time, by the RIGHT person, in the RIGHT place, 100 per cent of the time.

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Our crisis care pathway has been developed for children and young people across the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester.

A young person experiencing a crisis may be a threat to themselves or others through self-harm, suicide or aggression. They may be highly vulnerable to danger, seeking help from people who may harm them, mis-using drugs and alcohol, and behaving in a reckless, risky way.

Our aim

We aim to offer you the RIGHT help, at the RIGHT time, by the RIGHT person, in the RIGHT place, 100 per cent of the time.

This will improve your overall experience, and the experience of those who care for you, and help to keep you out of hospital.

About the pathway

The pathway has created new services, and supported improvements to existing services. Most of the services are based in the community and services are available across extended hours, seven days a week.

Ongoing future development will be based on evidence and feedback from children, young people and other key people.
There are six key elements that make up the pathway:

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Our crisis care pathway has been developed for children and young people across the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester. A young person experiencing a crisis may be a threat to themselves or others through self-harm, suicide or aggression.

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LGBT Foundation is a Manchester based charity delivering advice, support and information services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities.

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LGBT Foundation – A national charity with LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.

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A national charity with LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.

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LGBT Domestic Abuse and Hate Crime Helpline

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LGBT Domestic Abuse and Hate Crime Helpline

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Helpline for anyone in the UK who is LGBT+ and has experienced domestic abuse or hate crimes. We are also there for friends, family members and professionals supporting LGBTQ+ victims

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Galop works with and for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence in the UK

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Call 0300 330 0630 – available 10am-11pm every day and for online chat and email service

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Switchboard provides a one-stop listening service for LGBT+ people on the phone,
by email and through Instant Messaging.
Find out more here.

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Information on Bury LGBTQI+ events and issues

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Bury LGBTQI+ Forum respond to issues raised by members which can be at a local, national, and international level in the advancement of LGBTQI rights. We aim to create safe spaces, extend our support for reporting crime and domestic abuse, in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.

We are here to support the Bury and Greater Manchester LGBTQI+ Community and to get in touch, you can contact us through our Facebook Page or via our email address burylgbtforum@outlook.com
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Keren Girls Provides practical and emotional support for girls aged 12-24 from the orthodox Jewish community in Manchester.

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Emotional Wellbeing Service supporting BAME (Black Asian Minority Ethnic) young women aged 16 to 25 with high quality, cultural and gender specific emotional support.

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ADAB's Emotional Wellbeing Service is specifically supporting BAME (Black Asian Minority Ethnic) young women aged with high quality, cultural and gender specific emotional support.

W4W is specifically understanding

cultural issues

culturally sensitiveness

limitations due to family issues

understand religious limitations

cultural stigma

W4W service can help and support

young BAME women from minority communities

aged 16 years to 25 years

women with little or no English

W4W can help with emotional health

low self esteem

feeling down

anxiety,

depression

loneliness

isolation

This service is exclusively for 16 - 25 year old girls/women

find out more

What we do

W4W can help with social issues that help improve your emotional wellbeing

Domestic Violence

Poverty

Emotional Abuse

Family issues

Difficult caring responsibilities.

Racism,

Sexual bias,

Immigration status

Disability

Any other issues which may prevent women from accessing mainstream services.

W4W specifically provides

Confidential impartial advice.

Bespoke therapy and support

Social support e.g. domestic violence, abuse, benefits, housing, poverty debt etc.

Peer to peer support for social issues, domestic family issues

find out more

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Mental health support for young male asylum-seekers and refugees

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Play Therapy Creative Arts Therapy

Therapeutic Life Story Work

What is Play Therapy?

Play Therapy is a type of therapy where play and art materials are used as the main way for children and young people to express themselves alongside a qualified therapist.

In Play Therapy sessions, children explore their own creativity and express themselves using media such as: drawing and painting, water and clay, sand tray and miniatures, messy and sensory play, drama and puppetry, poetry, movement and music.

Play Therapy sessions aim to build resilience and a child's ability to build and develop healthy relationships, and to work though traumatic experiences which may be affecting them.

Therapeutic Life Story Work (TLSW) enables children and young people who have experienced trauma of child abuse and neglect, and who are struggling with the pain of their past, to reflect, develop compassion for themselves and move on. It is a specific approach that helps the child to understand how their past is affecting their present and with support change some of the resulting behaviours and form healthy attachments.

The work is carried out by a qualified therapist and involves the carer, child and therapist working together to form a cohesive narrative of the child's past. The feelings resulting from this are processed with support and the child is given a Life Story Book at the end of the intervention.

Fair Futures provides therapeutic services to schools. This can be 1:1 support, group interventions, staff CPD or whole school development.

Please get in touch or use the contact form for more information.

Play therapy can support children and young people with a variety of issues, including trauma, bereavement, anxiety, and depression. It may be of help for children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

It can have benefits for children who are dealing with their parents' separation or divorce, who've experienced domestic violence or abuse, or who are in hospital or care.

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Fill in the contact form or use the contact details on the website to make a referral or speak to a qualified therapist about your requirements.

Therapeutic Life Story Work can help children and young people that have had a traumatic past and those that are looked after by the local authority or have been adopted.

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Fill in the contact form or use the contact details on the website to make a referral or speak to a qualified therapist about your requirements.

Fair Futures is committed to providing therapeutic services to those that cannot easily access it. It runs projects that help support the community access mental health support where it is most needed.

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Fair Futures has funding to lead a support group for young male asylum seekers and refugees in the Greater Manchester area. This group is held weekly and provides a safe space for young people to feel comfortable and share experiences informally, if they choose to do so. It involves planning and delivering English language support alongside mental health support. Fair Futures was recently successful (2022) in securing funding to provide more targeted mental health support to this group through specific outreach work.

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If you know of a young person that would benefit from the group, please get in touch or complete the contact form.

"I really appreciate your insight and advice - wish we had more services like yours!"

Children's Services social worker

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Fair Futures offers therapeutic work to educational and social care organisations and individuals. Available in areas of Greater Manchester, Lancs and N&W Yorks, this includes Play & Creative Arts Therapy, Therapeutic Life Story Work, 1:1 or group support, CPD and specific groups, such as our Young Asylum Seeker & Refugee Support Group.

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Bury Defence Academy offer a wide range of activities particularly aimed at promoting the health and wellbeing of young men including; wrestling, mixed martial arts, self-defence, boxing, Muay-Thai, circuit training, yoga, Zumba and a youth club with mixed activities.

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African and Caribbean Women’s Centre (AFRICAB) is a registered charity providing practical support to women and girls of African descent who are facing hardship, social injustice and domestic violence in the Bury Borough

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The African and Caribbean Women's Centre (AFRICAB) is a charity providing practical support to black women and girls who are at risk of poverty and social injustice. We also work with survivors of domestic violence through counselling and advice. We are located in Bury, Greater Manchester.

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JAMH provides quality care for mental health by offering

therapy, signposting and well-being events for the Greater Manchester Jewish community.

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JAMH provides quality care for mental health by offering

therapy, signposting, wellbeing events and mental health training

for the Greater Manchester Jewish community.

HOW JAMH HAS HELPED THE JEWISH COMMUNITY

WHAT JAMH DOES

These are the services JAMH offer

CONTACT JAMH

07510 204 844

Charity Commission: 1190973

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Many young people from the Chinese community experience conflict with their parents who have traditional cultural views and values.  The gap between Chinese and British culture often leaves young people feeling lost, lacking identity and direction.  Our Youth Project supports young people aged 13 to 25 in Greater Manchester to believe in themselves, to be proud of being both Chinese and British and to use their talents and skills to serve the community.

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Many young people from the Chinese community experience conflict with their parents who have traditional cultural views and values. The gap between Chinese and British culture often leaves young people feeling lost, lacking identity and direction. Our Youth Project supports young people to believe in themselves, to be proud of being both Chinese and British and to use their talents and skills to serve the community.

Early adulthood presents both challenges and opportunities. We offer young people the opportunity to realise their potential and contribute fully to the world in which they live.

Services for young people:

Education, employment and vocational training

Leadership, self-confidence, self-respect and respecting others programmes Health related information and support, including information about healthy living, sexual and mental health

Emotional support and dealing with conflict

Trilingual language support (English, Cantonese and Mandarin)

Social activities and events

Serving the community through volunteering

Partnerships with other agencies to assist young Chinese people and their families to access culturally appropriate support

The Youth Project is open for all young people aged between 13 and 25, living in Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas.

For more information please contact the Youth Project Team: Amy, Yusura (Somali Youth Worker) and Alfred or fill in the referral form.

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Free practical mental health resources | Charlie Waller Trust

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Resources on mental wellbeing for parents, teachers, line managers and young people. Available to download and printed copies are available for some items

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Critical Incidents in Educational Communities

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Critical Incidents in Educational Communities

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Resources to support educational communities in providing a comprehensive and compassionate response to traumatic events that affect children and young people in their care.

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We consider that a critical incident is an event that is potentially traumatic, and affects a large part, or the whole of an educational community, rather than just one or two individuals. Such events are likely to cause many adults and children distress and may threaten to overwhelm their capacity to cope.

Informed by research and best practice, these resources support educational communities in providing a comprehensive and compassionate response to traumatic events that affect children and young people in their care.

Critical Incidents resources

Critical Incidents trailer

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Critical Incidents in Educational Communities

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We consider that a critical incident is an event that is potentially traumatic, and affects a large part, or the whole of an educational community, rather than just one or two individuals. Such events are likely to cause many adults and children distress and may threaten to overwhelm their capacity to cope.

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Mental health issues affecting a pupil's attendance: guidance for schools

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Mental health issues affecting a pupil's attendance: guidance for schools

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Mental health issues affecting a pupil’s attendance: guidance for schools

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Summary of responsibilities where a mental health issue is affecting attendance and examples of effective practice.

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A simple worksheet to help young people to express their feelings and understand what may have triggered them

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Using a feelings thermometer is a great tool to help children recognise what feelings they might be experiencing in any given moment.

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We know how important the wellbeing of your pupils is to you. That’s why our schools programme helps you to put wellbeing at the heart of your schools' improvement, with mental health resources, training and tips and advice for school staff.

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Schools | Mental Health Training and Resources

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Our schools programme helps you put wellbeing at the heart of your schools’ improvement, with mental health resources, training, and advice for teachers.

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Teaching Blog - Supporting Mental Health & Wellbeing in Schools

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Teaching Blog - Supporting Mental Health & Wellbeing in Schools

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In this blog post, several schools from across the country share their different ways and approaches to supporting pupil and staff wellbeing.

Wellbeing in a complex needs school

Enabling learning within a complex needs school means meeting children's needs physically and mentally alongside our staff members who also need support.

Handling emotions is embedded within the daily curriculum, in particular through the use of an adapted curriculum framework for "Zones of Regulation" which teaches self-regulation development and recently, our focus has been to embed 'mindfulness' into our daily curriculum.

We have "Talking rooms" for staff and pupils to enable them time to themselves, or an opportunity to talk to someone else. Outdoor wellbeing "chill areas", weekly visits from Nelson our therapy dog and a wide range of activities are also available throughout the year.

Our dedicated Parent Support Advisor works with parents on supporting their child's social, emotional and mental health. We also have an emotional wellbeing practitioner who helps pupils with their work, focusing on emotional awareness.

Working within a complex needs school can be challenging, so we work hard to ensure our staff feel supported and valued. Suggestions from our annual staff wellbeing questionnaire are placed in the action plan and as a result, we have weekly wellbeing challenge sessions, subsidised yoga classes and social termly staff wellbeing events. We also have wellbeing weeks each half term, where no staff member attends after school meetings.

Trained Mental Health First Aiders are available to pupils and staff and as a mental health first aider myself, I have an open-door policy for staff support and advice. We also encourage team de-briefs at the end of the day to help staff members to switch off from work at home.

Wellbeing and mental health are an established part of our school ethos and recently completing the senior mental health lead training has further reassured me that we have the right support in place for all staff and pupils at our school.
Louisa Williams is Assistant Head Teacher and Mental Health Lead, at John Grant school, a complex needs school in Norfolk
Making mental health 'everybody's business'

At Wadebridge School, we have always put a strong emphasis on promoting positive mental health with an established team of staff Health Champions and an extensive student support team.

In 2019, we challenged ourselves to ensure mental health and wellbeing is everybody's business, making this top priority on the whole school improvement plan. This status was mirrored in our performance management process, with every member of staff's principal development target focussing on mental health and wellbeing.

We've invested in a long-term staff training programme with two senior members of staff trained as Mental Health First Aid Instructors. To date, we have trained over 130 members of staff and 40 colleagues from other institutions. We also recently completed senior mental health lead training. Pooling our learning from this helped us audit provision and develop a strategic whole school mental health and wellbeing action plan.

Wadebridge was also an early adopter of the statutory Relationship Sex and Health Education (RSHE). We took this as an opportunity appoint a subject leader, reviewed the curriculum so that every student's timetable included RSHE lessons, with teaching about mental health. We also ensured the RSHE team consisted of specialist teachers who all receive up to date and ongoing training.

In 2020, we received a Gold Award from Carnegie Centre for Mental Health in Schools. Working on this award provided an excellent audit tool that fed into effective action planning and served as a springboard for launching other initiatives to further improve our provision. Plans for next year include:

Delivering MHFA for parents

Becoming a Trauma and Mental Health-Informed School

Engaging with the Harmless train the trainer programme

Establishing an outdoor classroom

Developing a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing has genuinely helped improve staff and student wellbeing, the learning environment and the quality of teaching and learning.
Sion Williams is Deputy Head Teacher at Wadebridge School in Cornwall
Implementing learning from mental health training

Taking part in the senior mental health lead training felt a little daunting at first but now, having completed the course, I know we are on track with our whole school mental health approach. The training helped us recognise where we are getting things right for our children, families, staff and Moorlands community.

The training helped us make decisions about mental health support that are tailored to our school's needs and there was time to clarify ideas through the support of a dedicated coach, and deep dive into our provision and support.

Webinars with other schools meant ideas could be shared in a safe, non-judgemental environment, with everybody working towards providing a universal approach to wellbeing for young people and those that work with them.

The trainer provided good practice examples from other schools which helped us to more clearly define our intention for universal and targeted wellbeing support and how we would implement this to meet the needs of all our children and families. We are also lucky to be part of a Mental Health Support Team, who have supported us in developing our dedicated pastoral team and upskilled us immensely.

Our biggest challenge though has always been assessing impact and ensuring we meet the needs of all pupils. To help with this, we created a pupil voice exercise to establish, ''what does or doesn't make you feel good?' and 'what can school do to make you feel good?'. Children, from a range of year groups, told us playtime and lunchtimes are not always enjoyable. They aren't restful for everyone, and there is no time to 'chill' after a busy morning.

This insight led us to apply for a grant through our Mental Health Support Team which enabled us to develop a 'Quiet Pod' in our outdoor 'Summersville', designed by the children, for children.
Hannah Woodhouse is Assistant Head, Wellbeing lead and part-time class teacher at Moorlands Primary School in Huddersfield
Our next step is to ensure the universal approach of resilience and self-care. Children are currently working on their own personal 'zones of regulation' for their new classrooms and will be encouraged to use these as 'work in progress' - which essentially, sums well-being up!

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Supporting mental health and wellbeing in schools

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In this blog post, several schools from across the country share their different ways and approaches to supporting pupil and staff wellbeing. Enabling learning within a complex needs school means meeting children's needs physically and mentally alongside our staff members who also need support.

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Teaching Blog - Improving wellbeing support for pupils through senior mental health lead training

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Charlotte Reed is phase lead at Bosmere Junior School in Hampshire. She tells us about her experience of senior mental health lead training and how it's helped her identify how the school can further support its staff and pupils with their mental health and wellbeing.
Our school has always been proactive in supporting pupils' mental health and wellbeing, so we welcomed the opportunity to formalise our practice through the DfE's senior mental health lead training.

The training has helped our school to see where we already had appropriate support in place, but also where further work was needed. As soon as I completed the first training session, I did an audit of our current practice, to identify which aspects of our whole school approach could be improved.

The eight points below are the quick and relatively simple fixes I incorporated into our mental health strategic plan:

Leadership and management: one of our solutions was to appoint a mental health governor. We agreed a role description and a list of possible questions from the senior lead training that they could ask when monitoring mental health support. We also made sure that mental health was included in our safeguarding, behaviour, safety and diversity policies. Having whole staff buy-in is also important, so we added mental health and wellbeing to our regular Senior Leadership Team meeting agenda, reporting achievements and setting out next steps.

Identifying need and monitoring the impact of interventions: we currently use the software, CPOMs, to record our safeguarding and behaviour concerns. By adding a mental health tag, we can keep a record of pupils with a mental health concern, the support provided and the impact of interventions. We have since subdivided this tag, so that we can also record family member mental health concerns, alongside the pupil.

Curriculum, teaching and learning: I identified where mental health activities were already being delivered, such as through Personal Social Health and Economic (PSHE) lessons or assemblies. I then mapped these out across the wider curriculum, so mental health and wellbeing could be embedded through our whole school vision.

Pupil voice: we tweaked a questionnaire from the senior mental health lead training and set it as a survey for pupils to complete. This enabled us to then create more tailored support groups for different years and genders based on their responses. Pupil mental health and wellbeing displays have also now been created based on pupil need.

Staff development: a mental health board in our staff room ensures staff wellbeing is considered. This board has links to resources and websites, as well phone numbers for support. Any new initiatives, which might be useful for particular groups of children, are shared here. There is currently information pertaining to World Mental Health Day 2022. A new staff mental health and wellbeing policy is also being developed.

Working with parents and carers: our parent information board gives families access to information they may need about support for their children. We have an open-door policy, and our Home School Link Worker meets parents and pupils every morning so they know they can access immediate support if needed. We also hold regular coffee mornings for parents and these focus on common areas of need. For example, September focused on separation anxiety, as this was a specific concern for many of our parents and pupils at the start of a new school year.

Direct targeted support and appropriate referrals: we are currently part of the Mental Health Support Team rollout, which will help provide further support and referrals so that pupils requiring more targeted or specialist mental health support and advice can receive this when they need it. I was made aware of the importance of signing up to these teams through the senior mental health lead training.

Our ethos promotes respect: we want all our children to be part of a set of values we call HEARTS: Healthy, Empathetic, Aspirational, Respectful. Trustworthy and Safe. These underpin our whole curriculum and there is a half termly focus on each one where pupils are rewarded for demonstrating that behaviour.

By pulling together everything we were already doing as a school community, and making a few small, but impactful changes, I was able to make sure that we are fully covering the eight aspects of a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing. The school now has an improved support offer, and the training has been hugely helpful in identifying areas where more work is needed over the next year.
Get further information about senior mental health lead training Head to gov.uk to find out more about the grant funding available for mental health lead training for your school or college. You can choose from over 100 courses aimed at beginner, intermediate or advanced levels, and can also use your grant for supply cover while undertaking training.

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Improving wellbeing support for pupils through senior mental health lead training

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Charlotte Reed is phase lead at Bosmere Junior School in Hampshire. She tells us about her experience of senior mental health lead training and how it's helped her identify how the school can further support its staff and pupils with their mental health and wellbeing.

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Eating disorder advice for school and college staff

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Struggling with an eating disorder? Caring for someone who is? Beat is here to support you.

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Building Suicide Safer Schools and Colleges

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Building Suicide Safer Schools and Colleges

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Support for young people and their parents at risk of offending   

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This is a borough wide Local Authority service.

For young people at risk of offending and their parents. YOT aims are to prevent offending and re-offending by children and young people. They manage court orders and support young people in completing those orders by encouraging them to have more fulfilling lives; strengthening families and making communities feel safer. YOT is a multi-agency team; including health and substance misuse workers; police, social and probation workers and offers support via individual and group work programmes.

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Youth Offending Team (YOT) | The Bury Directory

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Mental health advice and support for students and young people with mental health problems.

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Mental health advice and support for students and young people with mental health problems.

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Help for teenagers, young adults and students

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Advice and support for students and young people with mental health problems.

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The Big Fandango is an Arts and Crafts centre to support Mental Wellbeing. We are open to anyone in the community over the age of 14 who wishes to take part in arts and crafts activities or to learn a new skill.

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The Big Fandango is an Arts and Crafts centre to support Mental Wellbeing. We are open to anyone in the community over the age of 14 who wishes to take part in arts and crafts activities or to learn a new skill.

We provide daily drop in sessions in all manner of crafts from Watercolour painting, needlefelting, clay, decoupage, sewing, quilting, upcycling, woodworking and knitting.

We also have specialist one off workshops which are advertised on our Facebook page.

Suicide prevention is at the heart of everything we do and we run monthly suicide prevention training courses for local businesses, monthly Papyrus Training sessions for parents and teachers and run a peer support group for families bereaved by suicide on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 6 pm.

For further information on workshops and suicide prevention training please contact us at: info@thebigfandango.com

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The Big Fandango is an Arts and Crafts centre to support Mental Wellbeing. We are open to anyone in the community over the age of 14 who wishes to take part in arts and crafts activities or to learn a new skill.

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Support for anyone in Greater Manchester that has been bereaved or affected by a death. No one needs to feel alone as they deal with their grief.

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About Us

On this site, you can find out about support in your area and nationally, as well as advice for practical issues that losing a loved one may bring.

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Call us on 0161 983 0902 for help in finding the right support for you.

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Find out what bereavement services are available where you are.

Using this map, you can find out what care and services are available in your area, and how you can access them.

You'll also learn more about the organisations we're working with both in Greater Manchester and across the country.

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Home - Greater Manchester Bereavement Service

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Support for anyone bereaved living in Greater Manchester. Call us 0161 983 0902.

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TAS is an Early Help approach by which the school, school nurse and the school’s Early Help social worker will meet to determine the best way to provide support to children and families who are experiencing difficulties

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The aim of Be Body Positive is to support young people as they reflect on their eating behaviours and body image. In these self-guided modules, you can explore topics linked to food, body image and well-being and even learn how to support someone on their journey. Together, we’ll work towards a better relationship with food and your body.

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A journey towards positive body image and being comfortable

Support for young people, parents, carers and professionals

Improve eating behaviours and relationship with food

Build positive body image

Identify concerns around body image and disordered eating

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Explore our educational modules

Intuitive and balanced eating

Feeling comfortable in your body

Breaking free from diet culture

Managing anxiety around food

Understanding hunger

Support a young person with ARFID as well as very picky or fussy eaters

Understanding disordered eating

Recognising the signs and signals

Supporting emotional regulation

What is Disordered Eating?

Disordered Eating is a phrase used to describe a range of irregular eating behaviours that may or may not warrant a diagnosis of a specific eating disorder.

People who experience disordered eating, whether diagnosed with an Eating Disorder or not, often have poor emotional awareness and have limited access to emotion regulation strategies.

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What is Body Image?

We can't always see the extent of somebody's body image struggles. Body image is the way you:

Evaluate your appearance

Think and feel about the way your body looks and functions

Behave, treat and relate to your body

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What is AFRID?

People with ARFID eat a very limited variety or amount of food and it causes problems in their lives. These problems may be health related, like loosing too much weight, or not getting enough nutrients.

These problems may also be social, like not being able to eat meals with others.

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What is Normal Eating?

Normal eating is flexible. It varies in response to your emotions, schedule, hunger and proximity to food.

Examples of 'normal' eating include being able to eat when you're hungry and continue eating until you are satisfied, overeating and undereating at times and giving yourself permission to eat all foods.

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The content is designed by a team of experts specifically for young people and tested by young people. We provide the support and guidance you need to overcome challenges around eating, body image and self-care.

With resources for parents/carers as well as youth workers, teachers and health professionals, there is something new to learn for everyone.

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Designed as an early intervention, Be Body Positive promotes building a positive relationship with food and your body.

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These free digital resources are designed for use by children and young people between the ages of 10 – 25. These may be young people who are thinking about looking for support, who may be receiving or waiting to receive support or for those the traditional offer does not appeal to or has not worked for and who want help and information about self-managing their own mental health and well-being.

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The Students Against Depression - Students Against Depression

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Students Against Depression provides you with a calm environment and the resources to help you find a way forward - a website offering advice, information and guidance to those affected by low mood, depression and suicidal thinking.

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The Students Against Depression - Students Against Depression

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Young Minds provides access to free mental health support resources and a parent helpline

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YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People

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YoungMinds are a mental health charity for children, young people and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need.

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How to support someone who is self-harming

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How to support someone who is self-harming

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How to support someone who is self-harming - Samaritans

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If you are a young person who feels they would like some support around substance use, or if you would like to refer a young person to us, please get in touch on 0161 723 3880.

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If you are a young person who feels they would like some support around substance use, or if you would like to refer a young person to us please download this referal form fill it in and scan back to info@earlybreak.co.uk

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Any young person referred to Early Break for substance misuse issues will be responded to within 24 hours. Advocacy Workers work with young people to gain a greater understanding of their needs and identify the support the young person may require. Early Break is a person-centred organisation which means the young person is always at the centre of the decision making process.

Together, the worker and young person will look at goals the young person wants to achieve. This process is known as care planning and will normally cover a whole range of areas such as substance use, physical health, emotional health, sexual health, family, education, finance and employment etc. Advocacy Workers offer one-to-one support, education and advice and offer harm reduction interventions. They have access to a doctor, holistic therapies and access to sexual health services. Sometimes the young person may only require a couple of sessions with an Advocacy Worker and other times they may work together for some time.

For more information about our 'Core Services' please click on the image below:

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If you are a young person who feels they would like some support around substance use, or if you would like to refer a young person to us, please get in touch on 0161 723 3880. Alternatively, please download this referal form fill it in and scan back to info@earlybreak.co.uk

Why not take a minute to take a look out our microsite Don't be a Zombie. Focused educating and informing young people around the harms and issues associated with drug and alcohol misuse. www.dontbeazombie.co.uk

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Advocacy support is available for young people up to the age of 18 in Bury, Rochdale, Bolton, Salford and Trafford.

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Bury Emotional Health & Well Being Directory

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Bury Emotional Health & Well Being Directory

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Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing In Bury | The Bury Directory

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Use the Bury Directory to find advice on mental wellbeing & mental health services in the Bury area. Find info on counselling, support groups, and more.

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Free tailored advice and support to improve health and well being. Promoting healthy and active living, and helping people to make positive changes to their lifestyle such as diet and exercise advice.

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We are a team of experts providing free personalised support, helping people improve their lifestyle, boost their wellbeing, and enjoy life more

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Support and treatment for people over the age of 16 who experiencing symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, low mood, stress, worry or anxiety, feelings of low self worth or panic attacks

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NHS Bury Talking Therapies (previously Healthy Minds)

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Unfortunately SilverCloud is only available in English at the moment. If you'd like to access our services but don't speak English, please complete the NHS Talking Therapies referral form (below) and we will contact you to arrange an interpreter.

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Crisis Tools to Help You Support Young People in Crisis

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Crisis Tools to Help You Support Young People in Crisis

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Improve your confidence, knowledge and skills in supporting young people in crisis. Created by young people working in partnership with mental health experts. Short, accessible video guides and text resources. All for free.

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Improve your confidence, knowledge and skills in supporting young people in crisis. Created by young people working in partnership with mental health experts. Short, accessible video guides and text resources. All for free.

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The Crisis Tools website features a resource sharing hub and bite-sized learning guides aimed at improving your knowledge and understanding of young people's experiences when getting help in crisis.

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Behaviour and Mental Health in Schools Report 

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Behaviour and Mental Health in Schools Report 

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The Behaviour and Mental Health in Schools report is based on a year-long inquiry conducted by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition into mental health and behaviour in schools. The inquiry aimed to explore the links between behaviour and mental health, to look at the impact of school behavioural policies on children and young people, and to understand what can be done to improve the approach to behaviour and mental health in schools.

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The Behaviour and Mental Health in Schools report is based on a year-long inquiry conducted by the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition into mental health and behaviour in schools. The inquiry aimed to explore the links between behaviour and mental health, to look at the impact of school behavioural policies on children and young people, and to understand what can be done to improve the approach to behaviour and mental health in schools. The inquiry asked young people, parents, carers and professionals their views on current approaches to behaviour management and mental health in schools and how they can be improved, via an online survey and evidence sessions.

The report finds that whilst it is important for schools to have clear expectations and boundaries in place, punitive approaches to behaviour management are harming children and young people's mental health. The report calls for a wholescale culture shift in how behaviour is viewed and responded to in schools. This should be accompanied by developing supportive and inclusive school environments. But schools cannot do this alone.  In our recommendations, we set out the actions that the national government, local systems, and schools can take to create the change that is needed to build effective systems of support around children, young people and their families.

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Behaviour and Mental Health in Schools Report

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Place2Be have created some tip sheets full of practical advice to help young people, schools and families manage stress during exam season.

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Films and accompanying fact sheets to help teachers and school staff with children who may have a diagnosis, may be showing symptoms of a potential mental health condition or may be struggling with their well-being.

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The films and accompanying fact sheets below have been prepared to help teachers and school staff with children who may have a diagnosis, may be showing symptoms of a potential mental health condition or may be struggling as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic.

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Films for Teachers / Professionals | Nip in the Bud

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The films and accompanying fact sheets below have been prepared to help teachers and school staff with children who may have a diagnosis, may be showing symptoms of a potential mental health condition or may be struggling as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic.

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Place2Be Mental Health Resources for Schools

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Place2Be Mental Health Resources for Schools

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From assembly and class activity ideas to videos and tip sheets, our mental health resources for schools can make a real difference to the emotional well-being of pupils.

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Mental health resources for schools | Place2Be

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From assembly and class activity ideas to videos and tip sheets, our mental health resources for schools can make a real difference to the emotional wellbeing of pupils.

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BBC Mental Health and Well-being Teaching Resources

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BBC Mental Health and Well-being Teaching Resources

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Mentally Healthy Schools - A website bringing together quality-assured mental health resources, information and advice for schools and further education settings in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

What's Up With Everyone? - A campaign featuring a series of animated videos - co-produced with and for young people - aiming to increase mental health literacy.

Children in Need - Children in Need's 'Behind the Bandana' campaign for Mental Health Awareness Week sees Pudsey removing his bandana to show that mental health issues are often less visible. The website features a downloadable pack for schools in English and Welsh.

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Mental Health and Wellbeing - Teaching Resources

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To support your class and promote the importance of mental wellbeing we've created this collection of teaching resources for use with both primary and secondary students.

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Winston's Wish Free Grief Activities and Resources for Children and Young People

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Winston's Wish Free Grief Activities and Resources for Children and Young People

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Free bereavement activities for children, teens and young people

Activities can be a useful way to help grieving children and young people to explore and express their feelings and emotions and to help them maintain memories of the person who has died. Below are some of these activities that you can try yourself at home. Create a memory jar or fill a memory box to help grieving children remember the person who has died, use our template to build a mental health first aid kit, print off and fill in our calendar of memories or download our instructions for a button tree.

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Winston's Wish activities to help bereaved children and young people express their feelings and maintain memories that you can try yourself at home.

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Access our comprehensive library of free mental health resources, including leaflets, videos, guides and apps on a range of topics such as anxiety, depression and self harm.

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Resources Downloadable versions of our resources are available here for you to view or download. Please note that we are currently unable to post out resources and will let you know when the situation changes. Do download resources and print them, and feel free to share with others.

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Not Fine in School was created as a resource for families with children experiencing school attendance barriers.

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Many children have an underlying Special Educational Need or Disability that contributes to their anxiety; this can include Autistic Spectrum Conditions, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder or Dyslexia.

SEND also include Social, Emotional or Mental Health Difficulties, which could affect a child's ability to establish friendships, cope with a variety of strong emotions, and increase a child's vulnerability to bullying.

High levels of anxiety can be classed as a disability and are a barrier to learning requiring the use of assess-plan-do- review cycles. Children and young people will need a consistent, individual support plan which is shared with all staff. If children struggle to engage, they need patience and an experienced professional to help them access the right support.

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There are many things professionals can do to support the education and wellbeing of children and young people when barriers to attendance exist

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Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We support children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or is not expected to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying.

We offer free, confidential bereavement support for individuals, couples, children, young people, and families, by telephone, video or instant messenger, wherever you live in the UK. We also offer face-to-face support from a number of locations.

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We help children, young people, parents, and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.

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This toolkit contains guidance and resources to help leadership teams and senior mental health leads to prioritise the wellbeing of their staff as part of a whole-school or college approach to mental wellbeing. It also contains resources for use by staff to support their mental health and wellbeing.