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Created by a CAMHS worker in the Midlands solely for the benefit of children, young people, families and professionals. This site has a huge range of useful resources, downloads and links - well worth a look.

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Is this your domain?Connect it to your Wix website in just a few easy steps:

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Request a call back from a Youth Worker (replies within 2 days)

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Request a call back - Space Youth Services

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FREE Head-Ed Online Modules -Understanding  Anxiety, Depression, Resilience and Self-harm 

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FREE Head-Ed Online Modules -Understanding  Anxiety, Depression, Resilience and Self-harm 

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FREE online educational resource for students to learn about mental health topics - containing quizzes, information & activities.

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Education Professionals

Head Ed is made up of nine 60 minute modules for use across Key Stages 3 and 4, covering topics such as stress, anxiety, depression and resilience. Every module includes a Teacher Pack, learning objectives, bite-size educational videos, student tasks, class discussion points, and assessment opportunities. Head Ed videos feature views from secondary school students and core learning videos scripted by Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Dr Nihara Krause.

Head Ed has been designed with consideration to the RSE and Health Education statutory guidance, which will be mandatory in UK schools from September 2020. The content offered is developmentally suitable, with appropriate content for Key Stage 3 and 4 respectively.

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Education Programmes Home School As recommended by the Department for Education Head Ed Light is an online educational resource for students to learn about mental health topics independently. Head Ed Light contains 4 modules on anxiety, depression, resilience and self-harm, each containing quizzes, information

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The Mix is the UK’s leading support service for young people under 25. We are here to help you take on any challenge you’re facing - from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs. Talk to us via our online community, on social, through our free, confidential helpline or our counselling service.

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Kooth is a free, anonymous and safe online mental wellbeing community for young people aged 11-25 years within the local area.

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

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Wellbeing support for young people: contact our counsellors via email.

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Our Wellbeing service is nationally recognised, and has been running for over 20 years. Our staff are hugely experienced, will listen, help and never judge. We give straightforward support for problem

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Online course for teenagers only...https://inourplace.co.uk/

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Young Devon are a local charitable organisation. They have put together a helpful resource package including “tips, tricks and techniques for maintaining positive mental health, during lockdown and beyond. You can download this here:

wellbeing-toolkit-for-young-people

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How can I stay motivated, active & connected?

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How can I stay motivated, active & connected?

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The Jack Petchey Foundation (based in London) have pulled together a variety of resources to help keep you positive, motivated and inspired.
These include resources for planning your work, methods to stay motivated and positive mental health, activity ideas to do at home, and opportunities to stay connected during this time. (Some programmes are specific to London but most online resources & ideas can be used from anywhere.)

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The Jack Petchey Foundation was set up by Sir Jack Petchey to inspire and motivate young people across London and Essex to do their best and reach their full potential.

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Drug & Alcohol service for under 18s

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About Y-SMART

In response to the current situation under Coronavirus (Covid-19), Y-Smart drug and alcohol service for young people remains open for new referrals and is continuing to support those who were already in service. If you are working with a young person who is in difficulty with drugs or alcohol, or is effected by family substance use, and needs support please contact us on (01271) 388162 or (01392) 385637 or look for more information on our website www.y-smart.org.uk

Our offices

Are closed to the public currently, although are still being accessed by staff and appointments by arrangement. They are not currently manned during all office hours. Young people can be seen in their own communities by arrangement.

Our telephone lines are manned during office hours Monday to Friday on the above numbers.

Our current service offer
We continue to:-

Accept new referrals, with initial screening provided over the phone, and assessments completed virtually wherever possible. Face to face appointments are still available where necessary, provided families and staff are able to be appropriately safeguarded.

Carry out visits to young people and their families in the community and in schools, by arrangement, where a 'virtual visit' is not deemed suitable or there are increased concerns.

Prioritise our most vulnerable clients for increased contact during this time.

Assist with statutory appointments for both Youth Offending Service and Childrens Social Work.

Provide advice and information to schools supporting vulnerable students and assist with the Early Help daily triage to ensure young people and their families get help where and when they most need it.

Analyse emerging themes and risks and work with partners to respond.

Risks

During the pandemic traditional drug supplies have declined in accessibility. Public Health England report that this may lead service users to source alternative substances, which may result in behavioural changes.

Costs of illicit drugs are increasing which will increase the risk of acquisitive crimes.

Some of our more vulnerable young people may be at greater risk of exploitation and links with drug supply.

Young people who are socially isolated, may be increasingly at risk of low mood and anxiety.

Commissioned by Devon County Council with funding from the Home Office, Department of Health, Youth Justice Board and DCC: Y-SMART is the Drug and Alcohol Service for under-18s, throughout Devon (excluding Plymouth and Torbay). We aim to provide high quality, accessible, targeted prevention and treatment services specifically for young people across the county. Wherever possible, our service is confidential, promotes physical and mental well-being and reduces harm that can be associated with drug and alcohol use for young people and their families.

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In response to the current situation under Coronavirus (Covid-19), Y-Smart drug and alcohol service for young people remains open for new referrals and is continuing to support those who were already in service.

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How does climate affect our health? Find out more and share your views

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What do we mean by health?

Our health is how we feel in our body and mind. They are connected and sometimes when we are physically unwell, this impacts our mental health. Similarly when we are down or not feeling great, this can affect our bodies, through headaches, tummy issues etc. So when we talk about how climate change impacts your health we are interested in your mental, physical and social health and the ways they overlap. Some of the ways that climate change may impact our health:

how you manage a long term condition or disability can change

weather events that change how easily you can access services

temperature increase or pollution may have a direct impact on how your body feels

climate change may impact the type of food we can get

fear or worry about the future may affect how you live right now

your concerns or experiences can even affect your relationships with other people

There are many more aspects to health. We're interested in hearing about your specific experience of health and climate change.

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A youth-led enquiry into the impacts of climate change on young people's health in the UK. Submit your response here.

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Links to urgent support services

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Body & Soul is providing a weekly MindSET Livestream session that will be accessible to any young person in psychological distress. Sign up here.

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For 23 years Body & Soul have been on the frontline of delivering a trauma informed community response. We have supported families struggling with the life-threatening effects of trauma, whether someone has been neglected or abused, trafficked, attempted suicide or stigmatised because of HIV.

In this time of collective crisis, Body & Soul has further mobilised to bring a community response to Covid-19 for our members, our volunteers, staff and to the wider community. This is the time for us all to come together, uniting with love in the face of such adversity.

Physical distancing does not mean emotional distancing. What we do today will change all our lives. Through this darkness there is hope, but it requires us as humans to reset - to return to the values of love, connection and empathy. The most powerful buffer to trauma we have is our ability to connect.

We need a return of reverence for this planet, for our communities, for one another.

We know for those of you who already have experienced adversity in your childhood, this crisis may feel even tougher and we want to be here to support you in managing these difficult times.

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For 23 years Body & Soul have been on the frontline of delivering a trauma informed community response. We have supported families struggling with the life-threatening effects of trauma, whether someone has been neglected or abused, trafficked, attempted suicide or stigmatised because of HIV.

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The UK’s leading Eating Disorders charity. Information, Resources, Helplines and more.

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You are never alone with your eating disorder. We are here to support people who have or are worried they have an eating disorder, as well as others affected, s...

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Papyrus

If you're under 35 and feel that life is not worth living any more, call Papyrus's HopelineUK from 9am to 10pm weekdays and 2pm to 10pm on weekends:

call 0800 068 41 41

text 07786 209697

visit the Papyrus website

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Papyrus UK Suicide Prevention | Prevention of Young Suicide

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PAPYRUS UK is a charity for the prevention of young suicide (under 35) in the UK | Call PAPYRUS HOPELINE247 on 0800 068 4141 Now

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Here you can find thousands of clips of young people sharing their experiences of health and wellbeing

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Thousands of people have shared their experiences on film to help you understand what it's like to have a health condition such as breast cancer or arthritis.