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Family hubs offer a range of support, information and guidance to parents, carers and young people as part of Early Help.

Hubs are open for you to drop in and speak to our staff Monday to Friday during opening times on a whole range of issues affecting you and your family. We also have public access computers to use, free of charge, as well as social spaces available to meet other parents.

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Our 'Find it Out' offer is available to all young people in West Sussex aged between 11-19. We also support young people up to 25 who have additional needs or have experienced care.

We can provide you with information, advice and guidance by answering any questions you may have. We can help you find local services, make referrals and talk about your needs.

If we can't find the right service to support you, or you need some further support but your family doesn't, we can offer up to five sessions with one of our staff members who will work directly with you on what you require support with. We will provide tailored sessions designed to achieve the positive outcomes you want to focus on.

We also offer whole family working that supports everyone in your home and gets everyone working together with your consent, if that is what you need.

For further information and support, please complete the online form below or contact one of our family hubs (a contact phone number and email address is available on the right-hand side of the page).

Request for support for young people online form

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Reaching Families - Umbrella Parent Support Group

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Support from fellow parent-carers is one of the most effective ways in which parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities build resilience and emotional wellbeing.

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Reaching Families Umbrellas Parent Support Group

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The West Sussex Single Point of Access (SPoA) is a dedicated service which provides a simplified single route to access specialist emotional wellbeing and mental health support. The SPoA helps direct you to the right service, eliminating the need to refer to multiple services.

Led by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, the service is delivered in partnership with West Sussex County Council's Youth Emotional Support Service (YES) and YMCA Dialogue.

e-wellbeing is the digital front door for West Sussex SPoA. Visit the e-wellbeing website for more information.

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Single point of access for children and young people needing specialist emotional and mental health support. Sussex Partnership, West Sussex County Council’s YES service and YMCA Dialogue.

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Support and tips to help you keep children safe. From advice on children’s mental health to staying safe online, support for parents and what to do if you’re worried about a child.

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We can help you keep your child safe. Read advice and support for parents on children's mental health, staying safe online and what to do if you're worried about a child.

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Useful information and top tips for parents and carers of children with ADHD.

Become your child's coach! These brief ten-minute engaging video's provide Dr Susan Young's Top Tips for Parents and Carers to help them to help their children.

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Top Tips for Parents! | The UK ADHD Partnership

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Provides support, advice and signposting to support young people and their mental health

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YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People

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Families can self refer to Early Help if they need with attendance, health issues, school transitions, well being, targeted interventions

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Allsorts Youth Project listens to, connects & supports children & young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or exploring their sexual orientation and/or gender identity (LGBT+) and their families.

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‍Allsorts is committed to creating an organisation that is representative of our wonderfully diverse LGBT+ community.

We endeavour to employ a POC and Minority Ethnic workforce and recruit and involve POC and Minority Ethnic trustees, to ensure representative support for young people within our service.

To ensure competency across the board, all our staff have undertaken inclusion training, which has equipped them with skills to empathetically work with children and young people from all walks of life.

If you would like to know more, or have any questions, head over to our Inclusion Pledge & Anti-Racism Statement

To get in touch with Allsorts, please visit our contact page

If you are in crisis, please click here to access services offering crisis support.

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Down-to-earth parenting advice you can trust.

We’re here for you, when you need us. Find answers to parenting questions in our advice articles. Or talk to a parenting coach about anything that’s worrying you. It’s all free, and no topic is too big, small, or embarrassing

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Internet Matters - help with setting up controls on devices and platforms

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Internet Matters - help with setting up controls on devices and platforms

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Give your child a safe space to explore their curiosity online.

Our step by step parental controls guides will help you to set up the right controls and privacy settings on the networks, gadgets, apps, and sites they use to give them a safer online experience.

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Set up parental controls on a range of devices and platforms to help children develop key online safety and digital literacy skills.

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Conversation starters for talking to your child about their mental health

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Call 111 and select the mental health option for urgent Mental Health Support

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If you need help for a mental health crisis or emergency, you should get immediate expert advice and assessment.

It's important to know that support services are available for you to access, whatever you’re going through.

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111 will tell you the right place to get help if you need to see someone.

You may be able to speak to a nurse, or mental health nurse, over the phone.

A GP can advise you about helpful treatments and also help you access mental health services. You may be able to refer yourself to some services.

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The British Dyslexia Association is the voice for the 10% of the population that are dyslexic

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WSPCF is an independent charity for the parent carers of children and young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

We support parent carers by providing information, signposting, and training that equips them in their lifelong caring role and empowers them to participate in shaping services for their children and young people.

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West Sussex Parent Carer Forum is a charity for the parent carers of children & young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs / disabilities (SEND).

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The West Sussex Local Offer helps you find information about local services, support and events for children and young people aged 0 - 25 years who have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).

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The West Sussex Local Offer helps you find information about local services, support and events for children and young people aged 0 - 25 years who have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND). You can also find childcare via the West Sussex Family Information Services website.

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The West Sussex Local Offer is a fast, easy way to find local services specialising in educational needs, disabilities, education and more.

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Information on Childcare, Education and Young People

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Childcare is the care and education provided at any setting (place) in which your child is looked after without you being present. This may be at a pre-school playgroup, day nursery, childminder, nanny or home childcarer, breakfast club, after school club, holiday play-scheme or cr�che. The Family Information Service offers free, impartial, up-to-date information on activities, services and childcare to all families. search for local childcare such as childminders, nurseries or pre-schools in West Sussex, Chichester, Bognor Regis, Horsham Worthing Crawley Burgess Hill Littlehampton Midhurst

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We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.

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Littlehampton & District Foodbank | Helping Local People in Crisis

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The Trussell Trust runs the largest network of food banks in the UK, giving emergency food and support to people in crisis. Fourteen million people live below the poverty line and in the last year close to 3 million emergency food parcels were distributed to people in crisis.

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Resources to support children's understanding of road safety

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With our flexible content you can support your students to be more road aware. Our resources support different learning styles and encourage peer-to-peer expression.

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Beat - a charity that provides support for eating disorders

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Beat - a charity that provides support for eating disorders

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We are the UK’s eating disorder charity. Founded in 1989 as the Eating Disorders Association, our mission is to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders.

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

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Useful tips if you think your child is being bullied or may be bullying.

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It can be a very lonely place to be in when you're self harming, but it is more common than you may realise.

A lot of people think self harm is either cutting and/or overdosing but a lot of things done in excess could be seen as self harm. Examples of these are: getting drunk, doing drugs, smoking, getting into fights and getting tattoos or piercings. There are also less obvious things such as rubbing skin, digging your nails into yourself or pinching yourself.

If you're concerned that any of the above applies to you, a friend or family member, please don't panic! Self harm can be a strategy people use to cope with what's going on in their life. Self harm is especially common in young people which may be as a result of so much change going on physically / hormonally as well as all other changes young people are having to face.

When young people self harm it is usually a sign that they are having a tough time and need support. There are lots of services that can help (see the Local Support Services section of the leaflet or at the bottom of the page) Services won't force you to stop, but they will encourage and support you.
Talking about self harm - This information has been taken from 'A mini-guide to support anyone affected by self harm in West Sussex'.
Further national services that can help

You don't have to go through anything on your own. There might be someone you feel you can talk to at home or where you study. Below are other places where someone will listen. You can take a friend or family member with you to any of these places.

Dialogue Counselling Free counselling for 13-25 year olds in Bognor Regis, Burgess Hill, Chichester, Crawley, Horsham, Lancing, Littlehampton, Shoreham-by-Sea and Worthing. Call or text 07739 893707 [email protected]

Your Space / FindItOut Centres Advice and info for 13-25 year olds: yourspacewestsussex.co.uk Add /finditout for FindItOut Centres, where you can talk to someone about apprenticeships, jobs, counselling, housing, sexual health, families and relationships, substance misuse etc.

Allsorts Supports and empowers young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* or unsure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. allsortsyouth.org.uk

BMEYPP (based in Brighton) is the Black and Minority Ethnic Young People's Project. bmeypp.org.uk

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Chichester - 01243 813405 Worthing - 01903 286754 Horsham - 01403 223344

MIND mental health charity coastalwestsussexmind.org

Talk to your doctor! Before you go, visit docready.org to prepare your checklist and watch howcanifilm.com to learn your rights. If your doctor's surgery is closed, you can get medical advice by calling 111.

CRI Substance Misuse Outreach support for 10-17 years olds 0300 303 8677 Option 1 01903 230600 or cri.org.uk

West Sussex Young Carers [email protected] westsussex.gov.uk/youngcarers

Worth Domestic Violence Advisors 0330 222 8181 or 07834 968539 worthservices.org

Saturn Centre supports anyone over 14 who has been sexually assaulted. 01293 600649 or saturncentre.org

More information and support

Mind: Self Harm Explains self-harm, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.

Young Minds: Self Harm Self-harm is difficult to talk about but it's a common problem and you can beat it. Find out what self-harm means and what to do if you think you're affected by it.

Mental Health Foundation

LifeSIGNS is a user-led small charity creating understanding about self-injury. They provide information about self-injury and support people as and when they choose to make changes in their lives.

Samaritans have created resources to support teaching Secondary age students about emotional health and wellbeing. The sessions take 1 hour and 20 minutes but help develop an understanding of signs to recognise of poor emotional health in themselves and others.

Grassroots Suicide Prevention, are a small Brighton based charity with a simple but powerful goal: that no one should have to contemplate suicide alone. We work locally and nationally with communities, organisations and individuals, helping them to become ready, willing and able to effectively support someone at risk of suicide. Our training and consultancy helps save lives by enabling the kind of conversations that can really make a difference. Grassroots also have developed the Stay Alive App - A suicide prevention pocket resource for the UK offers help and support both to people with thoughts of suicide and to people concerned about someone else. This suicide prevention app won a Patient Safety Award for Technology and IT to Improve Patient Safety and can be personalised to tailor it to the user.

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The aim of Clare’s Law is to give you information regarding your current or ex-partner as to whether they have a history of violence and abusive offending that may pose a risk to you.

A disclosure can also be requested by a third party - a family member, friend, colleague or neighbour can apply for a disclosure to protect someone they believe to be at risk from their partner.

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Shout is the UK's first and only free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope.

We launched publicly in May 2019 and we’ve had more than 1.7 million conversations with people who are anxious, stressed, depressed, suicidal or overwhelmed and who need in-the-moment support.

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Can you help us hit our match funding target of £50,000 and support a further 5,000 people this winter?

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If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious or sad about what's going on in the news, know that you're definitely not alone. Here are some actions we can take to help us cope better through times like this.

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Take a look at our resources, information and support, find further help or reach out to one of our volunteers.

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Shout - UK's 24/7 Crisis Text Service for Mental Health Support

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Thank you for visiting the Littlehampton Town Youth website.

Littlehampton Town Yth (formerly Highdown Saints) is based in Littlehampton and was founded in 2003 so local

children in the community could play and enjoy football.

We are an FA Charter Standard club and believe in youth development through grass roots football.

The club is run by an executive committee with a very strong group of managers, coaches, referees and helpers.

All of our volunteers are CRB checked and we also have a club welfare officer.

We aim to make sure that rules are in place to ensure the safety of the children. We also have codes of conduct for the players, managers, coaches and supporters and we work in line with the FA Respect programme. Our main aim is to make football fun and ensure the children enjoy playing.

We always look forward to welcoming new members to our club and are now recruiting for our Mini Kickers (reception & yr1), U7 to U16 youth teams.

If we can be of any help please feel free to contact the club direct on the Contact Us page. We look forward to meeting you.

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Whether playing games, sharing pics or live streaming, children love to use their time online to have fun, play and socialise. Here’s our guide on how you can support your child to be safer whilst enjoying online activities.

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Children love going online for lots of reasons - chatting with friends, learning new things, having fun. Whatever your child enjoys doing online, you can help them stay safer by focusing on 3 key areas:

1. Viewing

2. Sharing

3. Chatting and friending

Viewing

Technology and the internet provide lots of opportunities for children to view content, but it is important to remember it's a public and open place, one where anybody can post and share things. Unfortunately, it can be easy for children to come across inappropriate, sexual or violent content online.

Use privacy and security settings

Most apps, sites and games (but not all) include privacy and security settings that allow you to control what content can be seen. Tools such as parental controls and filters can also help you to manage younger children's online activities and what they are exposed to.

Consider the age ratings

It's also a good idea to look up the age ratings or minimum age of use. Younger children are more likely to come across inappropriate content if they are using apps, sites and games designed for older children, or without a PEGI rating. If watching videos online is something your child loves to do, read our guide to viewing videos online for more advice.

Have regular ongoing conversations

Remember, the most important thing you can do is to have open and ongoing conversations with your child about what they see online. Make sure they know what to do and encourage them to talk to an adult if they see anything online that upsets them.

See our articles 'I'm worried my primary aged child might see something inappropriate online' or Teens and the sexual content on social media for more information and advice.

Sharing

Sharing, especially pictures and videos, can be fun and creative. It helps children to express themselves and can also be a good way to connect with friends and family. But it's easy to share things online that we wouldn't face-to-face, so it's important to talk to your child about safe sharing.

Talk about what's OK to share

Talk about the type of things that are OK to share and things which you wouldn't want them to share, as well as who it is OK to share with. Children should always be advised not share personal information online, and never feel pressured to do something online that they don't want to do.

Children, particularly younger children, should be encouraged to seek permission whenever they share images or videos online, especially if they are sharing a photo with other people in it. Watch our Jessie and Friend's films for 4 to 7 year olds for a fun way to introduce the topic.

With older children it's also important to talk about sex, relationships and image sharing.

Use the privacy settings

Together, look at the privacy settings for the apps, sites and games they use and talk about how they can help them stay in control of what they share.

Help and support your child

Read our article if you are worried your child has shared too much online so you know what to do, if your child needs help. And don't forget to be a great role model when sharing pictures of your child online,

Chatting and friending

No matter how young your child is, if they are using a device that has access to the internet, it's important to talk to them about chatting and friending online.

Talk about friendships

With younger children, talk about who they chat with and what it means to be a good friend online. How they would deal with disagreements or what they would do if one of their friends was mean to them? Remind them that they should treat their friends online as they would offline and vice versa.

Whatever their age, talk about what a healthy relationship looks like, including the importance of trust and consent. Remind them of their right to feel respected, happy and safe in all of their relationships. They should never feel scared, controlled or forced in to doing things that they don't want to do.

Encourage safer chat

Our guide to in-game chat will help you understand the risks and actions you can take to encourage safer chat. Our guide to live-streaming will help you understand what makes live streaming different and how you can make this a positive experience for your child.

Support them with social media

With older children, you can help them make those first steps into social media a positive experience. Read our tips on how to do this.

Explore the Thinkuknow resources together

The Thinkuknow films and activities are a great way to start and continue chats about online safety.

Our Online Safety At Home family activities have a selection of short conversation starters, practical tips and fun tasks to do as a family.

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Training: Free workshops on a range of subjects including anxiety, ADHD, ASC, behaviour, benefits, education, resilience, and sleep. Plus 2 courses - Making Sense of It All Foundation Course & Making Sense of Wellbeing. Delivered in person and via Zoom.

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Reaching Families is a parent-carer-led charity established to empower, inform and support parents and families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in West Sussex. We achieve our mission through the delivery of information, training and peer support to parent-carers.

What we do:

Information: Making Sense Of It All - parent guide covering issues from birth to adulthood available in paperback and ebook format. Factsheets and animations - covering a wide range of subjects and issues on SEND.

Training: Free workshops on a range of subjects including anxiety, ADHD, ASC, behaviour, benefits, education, resilience, and sleep. Plus 2 courses - Making Sense of It All Foundation Course & Making Sense of Wellbeing. Delivered in person and via Zoom.

Benefits Advice Service: Supporting parents of children and young people with SEND to apply for Carers Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, and Personal Independent Payments. 1-2-1 advice sessions and support with editing draft applications.

Face2Face Befriending: Our team of specially-trained volunteers provide emotional and practical support to parents during the period of their child's diagnosis, helping them to find out about and access other services and prepare for the journey ahead.

Umbrellas: Parent support groups monthly in 6 locations around the county and fortnightly, via Zoom. Providing a supportive, relaxed and non-judgemental environment in which parents can swap experiences, and share information and resources.

Our users say:

"Reaching Families offers a unique product in West Sussex. It is comforting to know that the organisation is parent carer led but offers practical tools to assist us in our day to day lives"

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Reaching Families: A parent-carer-led charity

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Right to Choose pathway letter for ADHD assessments

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Since we all experience some kind of mental or emotional distress at some point in our lives, the Hub of Hope is really for everyone.

The services and support listed on the Hub of Hope are not only for when things become unbearable – a crisis point. They are also for those times when we notice we are starting to struggle, or when we need extra support as we start to emerge from a particularly difficult time.

The Hub of Hope also lists support and services for family members and friends to enable them to find help for themselves, as well as for the person they are supporting. We recognise that the wellbeing of each member of an interconnected family or community is dependent on the wellbeing of all of its members.

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Get help from emergency and crisis support services.

The Stay Alive app is a suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis.

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Try Stay Alive

Find help now

Get help from emergency and crisis support services.

The Stay Alive app is a suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis.

Create a LifeBox

Where you can store images and videos that are important to you.

Always within reach

Available on app and desktop. Everthing syncs across your devices. So the important stuff is always within reach.

*Syncing requires internet connection

Safety Plan

Fill in a plan on how to stay safe in crisis.

Download the App

The app is available for both Android and iOS.

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StayAlive | Essential suicide prevention for every day life

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The StayAlive app is a suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis.

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At Anxiety UK, we understand the concerns that many parents have regarding their children’s well-being. Every year we receive hundreds of calls to our helpline from parents, teachers, support workers and young people themselves who have questions about how to access professional help, how families can provide appropriate support and understanding along with information about how to liaise with schools and other health professionals. Indeed, we hope this booklet will be a useful resource to parents, carers and young people with anxiety problems. If you would like information regarding further work Anxiety UK is doing to promote services for young people then please visit our website www.anxietyuk.org.uk or call 08444 775 774.

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Hate incidents and hate crimes occur when an individual is subjected to hostility or prejudice by another person because of either their race, faith, disability, sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Hate incidents and crimes can take many forms and may cause considerable distress. It is important to report each incident so that the victim can access support, and agencies can work together to stop them happening again.

Incidents should be reported to Victim Support Sussex, a partner of West Sussex County Council, that provides the Hate Incident Support Service

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Report a hate crime - West Sussex County Council

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Report a racist, transphobic, disablist, religiously-motivated hate incident or incident related to sexual orientation.

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Pathfinder Mental Health Services in West Sussex

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Pathfinder Mental Health Services in West Sussex

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Pathfinder West Sussex is an alliance of organisations working together to enable people with mental health support needs, and their carers, to improve their mental health and wellbeing.

Pathfinder provides the following services in Adur, Bognor, Chichester, Crawley, Horsham, Littlehampton, Midhurst, Mid Sussex and Worthing:

A single point of access to mental health and wellbeing support

A range of services to support people with their mental health and wellbeing

Advice, information and sign-posting, including clear information about what support is available locally

Access to a clinical service provided by nurses and occupational therapists from Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust who work alongside other Pathfinder agencies

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Pathfinder Mental Health Services in West Sussex | Support | Advice | Guidance

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Looking for advice, information and services to support your mental health and wellbeing or supporting someone else? Find out about local services here.

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Calm Harm is a free* app that helps you manage or resist the urge to self-harm.

Calm Harm is an award-winning app funded by teenage mental health charity stem4, to help manage the urge to self-harm. It was developed by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Nihara Krause MBE, in collaboration with young people and uses principles from an evidence-based psychological treatment called Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

The urge to self-harm is like a wave. It feels the most powerful when you start wanting to do it.

Learn to ride the wave with the Calm Harm app by choosing activities from these categories:
Comfort, Distract, Express Yourself, Release, and Random.

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Calm Harm is an award-winning app funded by teenage mental health charity stem4, to help manage the urge to self-harm. It was developed by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Nihara Krause MBE, in collaboration with young people and uses principles from an evidence-based psychological treatment called Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

The urge to self-harm is like a wave. It feels the most powerful when you start wanting to do it.

Learn to ride the wave with the Calm Harm app by choosing activities from these categories:
, , Express Yourself , , and .

There is also a breathing exercise to help you be mindful and stay in the moment, regulate difficult emotions, and reduce tension.

When you ride the wave, the urge to self-harm will fade.

The Calm Harm app provides some immediate activities and techniques to help you break the cycle of self-harm behaviour and explore underlying trigger factors; the app supports you in building a 'safety net' of helpful thoughts, behaviours, and access to supportive people, as well as providing the opportunity to journal and self-reflect. The Calm Harm app also signposts to help.

The app is private, anonymous, and safe.

Please note that the Calm Harm app is not a substitute for the assessment and individualised treatment by a health or mental health professional.

Our app is for young people over the age of 13.

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Calm Harm is a free app to help teenagers manage the urge to self-harm. Available on Google Play & App Store.

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Life can be overwhelming for little people, so check out our tips and tricks to help your child relax and be mindful of the world around them. Plus lots of helpful advice for you too!

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Mindfulness for Children

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Learning to self-regulate requires sensitive guidance from trusted adults – simply talking with children about their thoughts and feelings, for instance, can ease the route to self-regulation. This #WakeUpWednesday guide has some expert tips for supporting children to reach this goal.

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Looking after a child or young person's mental health

As parents and carers, there are ways we can support our children to give them the best chance to stay mentally healthy.

Encouraging and guiding a child to think about their own mental health and wellbeing are vital skills you can teach them from a young age.

Find out how you can help a child to have good mental health, including knowing how to talk to a child about their mental health, and when to spot signs they might be struggling.

Plus get self-care tips for you, to help you look after your mental health while caring for others, and find out how to get more support if you, your child or your family need it.

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See tips and advice for parents and carers on how to support children and young people’s mental wellbeing, and give them the best chance to stay healthy.