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Health Visiting and Specialist Public Health Nurse service for children & families 0-19 (25 SEND)

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Health Visiting and Specialist Public Health Nurse service for children & families 0-19 (25 SEND)

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Welcome to Growing Healthy 0-19 years services in Cumberland
Click to view our clinics

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for providing 0-19 services in Cumberland through a Section 75 Agreement.

Section 75 Agreements are designed to improve the experience of services for the people who use them.

Single Point of contact telephone number: 0300 304 9029

The role of the 0-5 Service is to protect and promote the health and wellbeing of children under five and their families. The 5-19 team promotes and protects the health and wellbeing of all children and young people aged 5 to 19.

0-5 Children's Service

All families with a child under five in Cumberland have access to a Growing Healthy 0-5 Team consisting of health visitors, Screeners, early years practitioners and infant feeding specialists. They provide expert health assessments, advice, support and interventions for babies, children and families.

The team encourages and supports parents and carers to develop life-long skills to enable them to make informed choices that affect their family's future health and wellbeing.

The team is community-based and is accessible at a range of different venues including the family home, Family centres and community venues. The service works in partnership with other agencies to ensure all families receive individualised and appropriate support.

Health Visitors

Health visitors are registered nurses or midwives who have an additional qualification in specialist community public health nursing. They are highly skilled in the assessment and co-ordination of support tailored to individual and family needs.

The team aims to help build parents' confidence in their ability to give their child the best start in life and listen carefully and support when parents have concerns. It identifies and builds on what is going well, and provides information to help parents find their own solutions to problems where possible.

The Cumberland Growing Healthy 0-5 Service offers a programme of:

Immunisation advice

Developmental reviews

Maternal and Infant Mental Health Support

Information and guidance to support parenting and healthy lifestyle choices

Healthy Child Programme (HCP)

The Healthy Child Programme (HCP) is a public health programme for children, young people and families which focuses on early intervention and prevention. The HCP offers a programme of screening tests, immunisations, developmental reviews, information and guidance to support parenting and healthy lifestyle choices.

The Healthy Child Programme contacts include:

* Contacts can be offered face to face, virtually or digitally depending on the contact type and your individual circumstances, your health visitor will advise prior to each contact.

Antenatal contact

New birth visit at 10-14 days

Contact at 6-8 weeks

Contact at 3-4 months

Contact at 6 month

A child health review/development assessment by one year of age

A child health review/development assessment by two and a half years of age

A child health review/development assessment may be offered between 3-5 years

Some common areas of information and support:

Pregnancy and transition into parenthood

Infant feeding/ specialist breast feeding support

Growth and nutrition

Healthy eating

Dental health

Development

Behaviour

Accident prevention

Safe sleeping

Speech and language development

Immunisations

Common childhood illness/infection

Safeguarding

Postnatal depression and emotional wellbeing

Parenting

Our service is delivered in partnership with a range of health, social and education organisations and teams including:

CAMHS

Early Help

Early Years Education providers

GPs/paediatricians

Voluntary sector

Sexual Health Services

Child health clinics

Child health and infant feeding clinics are held across Cumberland, see clinic tab at the top of the page. Clinic appointments can be booked via the Children's Health Services App or by calling 0300 304 9029

Referral

The service accepts referrals from:

Midwifery services

GPs and other professionals

Self-referral from parents/carers

Other statutory and voluntary agencies

Cumberland SEND Local Offer

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5-19 Healthy Child Service

We work with children, young people and families to empower and enable them to make informed decisions about health and to support them in transitioning safely and happily into adult life. The Cumberland Growing Healthy 5-19 Team works in the home and community settings to deliver universal and targeted interventions designed to meet public health outcomes. We ensure the emotional and physical health and wellbeing of families, children and young people across Cumberland.

We provide a service to all children and young people of school age, and their families, whether or not they are attending school. The service is based on the Healthy Child Programme from 5-19 years old. We offer advice and information and assess health needs on children entering school and on transfer to secondary schools. We are the first point of contact for schools when there are concerns about a child's health and wellbeing.

We are also responsible for:

Measuring and weighing children in reception and year 6 as part of the National Child Measurement Programme

Universal screening for vision and audiology for reception children

Providing first level enuresis (involuntary urination) advice and support

Providing emotional health and wellbeing support

Supporting children and families with additional health needs or disability

Parenting and behavioural problems

Risk taking behaviour including drugs and alcohol

Stop smoking advice

Relationships, sexual health and pregnancy

Promoting healthy lifestyles in schools and communities through health education

Specialist advice and support will also be offered to:

Children in need of protection and their families; children and families in need; foster carers and children who are in care.

Growing Healthy Cumberland 5-19 Team

The team comprises specialist community public health nurses , community staff nurses , Public Health Practitioner, school screeners and health administrators.

We work closely with Health Visitors so that children and families with complex health and social care needs are identified early. We support the development and implementation of health management plans to promote the child's health and wellbeing, school attendance, education and attainment.

When young people and families require targeted interventions, these may be provided solely by the 5-19 team.

Head of Nursing - Carly Dodsworth

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Growing Healthy 0-19 Cumberland | HDFT Childrens Health Service

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Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for providing 0-19 services in Cumberland through a Section 75 Agreement.

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How to get Early Help support | Cumberland Council

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Find out how Early Help works, what to expect from the assessment and how it supports your child and family.

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A range of family, parenting and child centred support and advice.

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Family Hubs provide a welcoming space for families and the wider community in Cumberland.

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Time to be Me. Emotional wellbeing for children

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Time to be Me. Emotional wellbeing for children

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The low levels of wellbeing of children can have a great impact on their childhood and life chances.

Without the experience of happiness and a sense of wellbeing in our lives, it is difficult to thrive and to become the best we can. The low levels of wellbeing of children can have a great impact on their childhood and life chances. Our service provides a safe and secure environment in which children are able to share and explore emotions, thoughts, and feelings through the therapeutic activities that we offer. We help those children who have negative emotions deal with them without repressing or denying them by encouraging positivity, building self-esteem and resilience.

Our Emotional Wellbeing Practitioners are based in schools and work with children either on a one-to-one basis or within small groups. Each child will be reassessed every 4 weeks and can continue attending sessions as long as necessary.

We recognise the importance of joint working and consult regularly with parents, teachers and professionals.

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Our service provides a safe and secure environment in which children are able to share and explore emotions, thoughts, and feelings through the therapeutic activities that we offer.

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

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Advice & support services for families & children

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Advice & support services for families & children

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Find advice and support services for families and children | Cumberland Council

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Find services and local organisations that can help support you and your family.

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Mental health & emotional wellbeing advice for schools

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Mental health & emotional wellbeing advice for schools

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In Cumberland we have a 'whole system model' to ensure that all children and young people can access the support they need to achieve emotional wellbeing and mental health. The role of schools in Cumberland is essential and central to this approach.

Increasingly schools are broadening their role by helping to tackle the mental health problems of pupils experiencing difficulties of a more serious nature. Guidance and advice for schools in relation to both the promotion and support areas of their practice has grown in recent years, alongside extensive research undertaken in both fields of education and health care.

Evidence-based frameworks

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families provides a five step framework to help schools take a considered approach to the mental health needs of pupils and staff, the importance of leadership, and the role of the community.
5 Steps to Mental Health and Wellbeing (annafreud.org)
The National Children's Bureau framework is a very practical framework written by Professor Katherine Weare draws on extensive research, setting out a series of principles, designed to support school leaders and their staff to deliver well designed and implemented interventions and approaches, drawing on the latest evidence.
National Children's Bureau framework (ncb.org)
Mental health and behaviour in schools

This non-statutory advice clarifies the responsibility of the school, outlines what they can do and how to support a child or young person whose behaviour (whether disruptive, withdrawn, anxious, depressed or otherwise may be related to an unmet mental health need).
Department of Education's guidance on mental health and behaviour in schools (GOV.UK)
Special educational needs and disability code of practice

Statutory guidance for organisations which work with and support children and young people who have special educational needs or disabilities
SEND code of practice (GOV.UK)
Learning programmes for people working in education settings

The site provides information and advice for staff on children and young people's mental health and can sign posts to targeted resources when mental health problems have been identified.
Learning programmes and advice for school staff (minded.org)
E-school nurse

The video clinics are available for professional, parents and carers across the whole of Cumbria all day Tuesday and Thursdays.

Instead of being face to face, you will talk to the nurse over a live video link that is private and secure.
E-School nurse video clinics (NHS)

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Mental health and emotional wellbeing advice for schools

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Useful resources, training and statutory guidance for schools.

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The special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) Local Offer is the central information point for families with children and young people aged up to 25 years with SEND.

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Kooth - What Are Your Personal Goals Worksheet

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Kooth - What Are Your Personal Goals Worksheet

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Kooth - What Are Your Personal Goals Worksheet

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Kooth WorkSheet 5 Ways to wellbeing worksheet

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Kooth WorkSheet 5 Ways to wellbeing worksheet

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Mental Health Champions - Spring Newsletter (April- June 2026)

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Mental Health Champions - Spring Newsletter (April- June 2026)

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This newsletter includes:

Dates for the diary

On-line mental health drop-in service offer for both parents/carers, young people and professionals

Decider Life Skills sessions for parents/carers or professionals

Mental health first aid training

Exam stress offer

Transition support for young people and parent/carers, including sessions in September for those who have just transitioned into secondary schools

Stress awareness month

Mental heath awareness week

Service updates

SEND reform information

New over 18's on-line support offer - QWELL lunch and learn session

Victim support

Samaritans traning

EBSA toolkit

Pol-Ed resources

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Mental Health Champions - Spring Newsletter (April- June 2026)

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Spring is often seen as a time of growth, renewal, and new beginnings—but for many children and young people, it can also bring a unique set of pressures. As the academic year progresses, this season

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Health and wellbeing service | Westmorland and Furness Council

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Health coaching

The Health and Wellbeing Team provides health coaching to help you address any health and wellbeing issues that you may have. We'll support you to develop a plan to address issues that influence your health and wellbeing.

The team adopts a coaching approach to support as we believe that people have a key part to play in achieving their goals and outcomes. Using coaching facilitates behaviour change and helps you to take control of your issues, by developing coping mechanisms and helping you to build resilience.

Our aim is to help you achieve a good life by addressing any factors that are impacting you. This could be relating to your mental and physical health, your social situation, addictions or your living conditions.

We'll work with you to build relationships with friends, family and the community in which you live.

If you're supported by another agency, with your consent, we'll work collaboratively with the agency in supporting you. For example, this could be your social worker, probation officer or recovery worker.

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Health and wellbeing service | Westmorland and Furness Council

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Get access to coaching to help with your mental and physical health, your social situation, addictions or your living conditions.

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Youth homelessness | Westmorland and Furness Council

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Youth homelessness | Westmorland and Furness Council

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Youth homelessness | Westmorland and Furness Council

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Information for young people, or other people trying to help a young person, at risk of homelessness.

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Children & Young People - Active Cumbria

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Children & Young People - Active Cumbria

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As part of our 5-year plan our aim is for more children and young people to be active.  We recognise that we can't do this alone, and our role is to provide support to schools across the county to help us achieve this.

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Children & Young People - Active Cumbria

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Best Start Family Hubs

Offering a range of services and activities to help families from pregnancy through to adulthood.

Advice and Support

Advice and support for families, including SEND support.

Events and Activities

Family‑friendly events and activities across Westmorland and Furness for children, young people, and families.

Youth Hub

A central space for young people in Westmorland and Furness to find support, get involved, and make their voices heard.

SEND Local Offer

Everything to do with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) for children, young people (up to the age of 25 years) and their parents and carers.

Learning Zone

Free online learning workshops and courses for you to access in your own time.

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Family Help | Westmorland and Furness Council

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Transition Padlet - Resources for Early Years settings, Primary schools, secondary schools.  There are also SEND specific resources as well as resources for children and young people and parent/carers

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Transition Padlet - Resources for Early Years settings, Primary schools, secondary schools.  There are also SEND specific resources as well as resources for children and young people and parent/carers

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Best Start Family Hubs

Offering a range of services and activities to help families from pregnancy through to adulthood.

Advice and Support

Advice and support for families, including SEND support.

Events and Activities

Family‑friendly events and activities across Westmorland and Furness for children, young people, and families.

Youth Hub

A central space for young people in Westmorland and Furness to find support, get involved, and make their voices heard.

SEND Local Offer

Everything to do with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) for children, young people (up to the age of 25 years) and their parents and carers.

Learning Zone

Free online learning workshops and courses for you to access in your own time.

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Family Help | Westmorland and Furness Council

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Best Start Family Hubs

Offering a range of services and activities to help families from pregnancy through to adulthood.

Advice and Support

Advice and support for families, including SEND support.

Events and Activities

Family‑friendly events and activities across Westmorland and Furness for children, young people, and families.

Youth Hub

A central space for young people in Westmorland and Furness to find support, get involved, and make their voices heard.

SEND Local Offer

Everything to do with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) for children, young people (up to the age of 25 years) and their parents and carers.

Learning Zone

Free online learning workshops and courses for you to access in your own time.

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Family Help | Westmorland and Furness Council

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Best Start Family Hubs

Offering a range of services and activities to help families from pregnancy through to adulthood.

Advice and Support

Advice and support for families, including SEND support.

Events and Activities

Family‑friendly events and activities across Westmorland and Furness for children, young people, and families.

Youth Hub

A central space for young people in Westmorland and Furness to find support, get involved, and make their voices heard.

SEND Local Offer

Everything to do with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) for children, young people (up to the age of 25 years) and their parents and carers.

Learning Zone

Free online learning workshops and courses for you to access in your own time.

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Family Help | Westmorland and Furness Council

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Best Start Family Hubs

Offering a range of services and activities to help families from pregnancy through to adulthood.

Advice and Support

Advice and support for families, including SEND support.

Events and Activities

Family‑friendly events and activities across Westmorland and Furness for children, young people, and families.

Youth Hub

A central space for young people in Westmorland and Furness to find support, get involved, and make their voices heard.

SEND Local Offer

Everything to do with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) for children, young people (up to the age of 25 years) and their parents and carers.

Learning Zone

Free online learning workshops and courses for you to access in your own time.

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Family Help | Westmorland and Furness Council

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Decider Life Skills - Professionals 2026

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Decider Life Skills - Professionals 2026

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Virtual health support and advice for

parents and carers of children and

young people.

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Online safety means understanding the potential risks you might face when using the internet and taking steps to protect yourself and your family. It’s about being aware, prepared and cautious while enjoying the benefits of the digital world.

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Understand key online safety risks and practical tips to protect children and families while using the internet.

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Parents and Carers - UK Safer Internet Centre

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Parents and Carers - UK Safer Internet Centre

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Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online when using:

Phones

Laptops

Smart Speakers

Games Consoles

Tablets

Smart TV's

Social Media

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Parents and Carers - UK Safer Internet Centre

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Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online

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Teachers and school staff - UK Safer Internet Centre

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Teachers and school staff - UK Safer Internet Centre

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Educators, social workers and other professionals working with children and young people play a key role in supporting children to learn about how to stay safe online.

It is our experience that this is best achieved by embedding online safety across the curriculum or the work of the organisation, through a framework of effective policies and routes for reporting concerns such as cyberbullying. As well as supporting young people to stay safe online, staff also need to protect their own online reputation, particularly when using social networking sites.

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It is our experience that this is best achieved by embedding online safety across the curriculum or the work of the organisation, through a framework of effective policies and routes for reporting concerns such as cyberbullying. As well as supporting young people to stay safe online, staff also need to protect their own online reputation, particularly when using social networking sites.

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Teachers and school staff - UK Safer Internet Centre

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It is our experience that this is best achieved by embedding online safety across the curriculum or the work of the organisation, through a framework of effective policies and routes for reporting concerns such as cyberbullying. As well as supporting young people to stay safe online, staff also need to protect their own online reputation, particularly when using social networking sites.

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Parents and Carers - UK Safer Internet Centre

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Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online when using:

Phones

Laptops

Smart Speakers

Games Consoles

Tablets

Smart TV's

Social Media

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Parenting Peer Support Group - understadning EBSA

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Specific set of resources for young people

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Emotional health, Wellbeing & Mental Health Training Hub — For Staff in Schools and Services Supporting Children and Young People in Westmorland & Furness

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Emotional health, Wellbeing & Mental Health Training Hub — For Staff in Schools and Services Supporting Children and Young People in Westmorland & Furness

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Health and Wellbeing

Mental Health First Aid and Awareness

Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm

Anxiety and EBSA

Neurodiversity and Autism

Trauma-Informed Practice and Attachment

National Digital Training

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Parent/carer programme “Understanding Emotional Based School Avoidance and Your Young Person”.

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Parent/carer programme “Understanding Emotional Based School Avoidance and Your Young Person”.

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Course details:

Format: Delivered online via Microsoft Teams

Dates: Every Tuesdays for four weeks, starting 18th November 2025

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Eligibility: Parents/carers of children or young people who are struggling with EBSA and currently have an open Early Help assessment

The programme is designed to help parents and carers:

Build understanding of EBSA and its impact

Learn strategies to support their child

Explore pathways to support in education and other services

Connect with other parents for peer support

If you are working with a family who meets the criteria and would benefit from attending, please:

1. They must have an open Early Help

2. Seek the parent/carer’s consent to share their contact details with me.

3. Once consent is given, email me their name and email address, and I will send them further information and a registration link directly.

If you would like more information about the programme or have any questions, please do get in touch.

John Harrington

Early Help Officer SEMH | Children and Families

Westmorland and Furness Council

john.harrington@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk

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North Cumbria Mental Health Support Team Resources

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This set of resources was developed by the North Cumbria MHST, and includes information on:

Training opportunities

Leadership and management

Wellbeing policies and support

Resources for assemblies and lessons on:

sleep

anti-bullying

anxieties

worries about war

autism acceptance

Targeted support

Pupils voice

reources for parents/carers

Measuring wellbeing tools

Staff wellbeing

College staff suport

Self help guides

School mentoring programmes

Gender dysphoria and gender issues

Short video clips

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This resource is an initiative of Glasgow CHP South Sector Youth Health Improvement team developed in partnership with The South Strategic Youth Health and Wellbeing Group. This Emotional Resilience Toolkit provides practical guidance in promoting the resilience of young people as part of an integrated health and wellbeing programme. The resource is designed to be used by workers and volunteers working with young people aged 10 and over.

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What is resilience? : Mentally Healthy Schools

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What schools can do to support children and young people’s resilience

This website is not about turning school staff into mental health experts. It aims to help you:

Think about why a child or young person is behaving in a certain way and consider other things that are going on in their lives.

Be more alert, informed and systematic in your approach to identifying risks and strengths in a child or young person’s life which might be affecting their wellbeing.

Avoid rushing to conclusions about the source of that stress when it is not clear cut. But you can track risks and protective factors affecting resilience as part of your general monitoring of pupils’ progress and development.

Use the school environment and everyday opportunities to help promote mental health and develop coping skills. For most children and young people, this can help build resilience.

Be aware that some children and young people may also need additional school-based assistance (check-ins with staff, counselling, small group work, SEN/ASN/ALN resources) to help them manage and get through difficult times.

Work in partnership with parents/carers to help children and young people develop their resilience – this may mean helping parents get help to support their child.

Ensure that these activities sit within a whole-school approach to supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

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Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma or stress.

Resilience is not a special quality located within a child or young person. It is something that emerges though a child or young person's interaction with others - at home, at school and in their communities. In other words, relationships are key to resilient outcomes.

This introductory video from the Harvard Center for the Developing Child looks at what else fosters resilience in children.

Resilience is not infinitely elastic

Children and young people are not on a level playing field when it comes to exposure to risk, and resilience is not infinitely elastic. It can be tested when children or young people face multiple 'snowballing' stresses and risks in their lives.

We also know that certain harmful experiences in childhood (known as Adverse Childhood Experiences - ACEs) can be toxic to children and young people's development, resulting in hidden trauma and potentially leading to later mental health problems. These adverse childhood experiences include:

For this reason, the ability to cope and thrive is not just about children and young people learning skills. It is also about how adults in children and young people's lives take action to offset the family and environmental factors that can undermine their ability to flourish.

What schools can do to support children and young people's resilience

This website is not about turning school staff into mental health experts. It aims to help you:

Think about why a child or young person is behaving in a certain way and consider other things that are going on in their lives.

Be more alert, informed and systematic in your approach to identifying risks and strengths in a child or young person's life which might be affecting their wellbeing.

Avoid rushing to conclusions about the source of that stress when it is not clear cut. But you can track risks and protective factors affecting resilience as part of your general monitoring of pupils' progress and development.

Use the school environment and everyday opportunities to help promote mental health and develop coping skills. For most children and young people, this can help build resilience.

Be aware that some children and young people may also need additional school-based assistance (check-ins with staff, counselling, small group work, SEN/ASN/ALN resources) to help them manage and get through difficult times.

Work in partnership with parents/carers to help children and young people develop their resilience - this may mean helping parents get help to support their child.

Ensure that these activities sit within a whole-school approach to supporting children and young people's mental health and wellbeing.

Despite all these best efforts, a few children or young people may still go on to develop more significant mental health needs. At this point, school staff will need to know how to help students access broader community-based support such as early help, voluntary sector support, national helplines and specialist CAMHS input. Staff can find out more about these services on these pages:

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Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma or stress. Resilience is not a special quality located within a child or young person. It is something that emerges though a child or young person's interaction with others - at home, at school and in their communities.

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Welcome | Westmorland and Furness Safeguarding Children Partnership

Emotional Health and Wellbeing Directory

Information for professionals

New Self-harm Pathway

Social emotional mental health support in Westmorland and Furness

Thrive after tackling trauma (TATT) service – support for Eden residents

Training

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Find emotional wellbeing and mental health guidance and resources.

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PMHW Mental Health Drop-in (ParentCarers)

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PMHW Mental Health Drop-in (ParentCarers)

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Coping with Exams Leaflet, audio recording and translated materials

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Coping With Exams | Papyrus UK | Suicide Prevention Charity | | Learn More

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Upcoming parent/carer course “Understanding Emotional Based School Avoidance and Your Young Person”.

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Upcoming parent/carer course “Understanding Emotional Based School Avoidance and Your Young Person”.

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Please feel free to pass this information on to others who are supporting families with an Early Help where EBSA is identified.

Also, please find attached a document with further information about the ways I can offer support to Schools, other professionals, parents/carers and young people.

Course details:

• Format: Delivered online via Microsoft Teams

• Dates: Every Tuesdays for four weeks, starting 23rd September 2025

• Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm

• Eligibility: Parents/carers of children or young people who are struggling with EBSA and currently have an open Early Help assessment

The programme is designed to help parents and carers:

• Build understanding of EBSA and its impact

• Learn strategies to support their child

• Explore pathways to support in education and other services

• Connect with other parents for peer support

If you are working with a family who meets the criteria and would benefit from attending, please:

1. Seek the parent/carer’s consent to share their contact details with me.

2. Once consent is given, email me their name and email address, and I will send them further information and a registration link directly.

If you would like more information about the programme or have any questions, please do get in touch.

Kind regards,

John Harrington

Early Help Officer SEMH | Children and Families

Westmorland and Furness Council

4th Floor Craven House | Michaelson Road | Barrow in Furness | Cumbria

M: 07824 551352

E: john.harrington@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk

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Early Help Officer for Social Emotional and Mental Support Offer 2025

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Early Help Officer for Social Emotional and Mental Support Offer 2025

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The role of an Early Help Officer for Social, Emotional Mental Health.

Support for professionals

Support for Parents/Carers

Support for Young People

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Growing Healthy 0-19 Westmorland & Furness | HDFT Childrens Health Service

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Families and encouraged to access the Growing Healthy website & download the growing Healthy App to find the most up-to-date information & resources for children and young people health & wellbeing. Families can also contact the team directly and access their school nurse drop-in session or ask a question of the team.

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Welcome to Growing Healthy 0-19 years services in Westmorland & Furness
Click to view our clinics

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for providing 0-19 services in Westmorland & Furness.

Single Point of contact telephone number: 0300 304 9039

The role of the 0-5 Service is to protect and promote the health and wellbeing of children under five and their families. The 5-19 team promotes and protects the health and wellbeing of all children and young people aged 5 to 19.

0-5 Children's Service

All families with a child under five in Westmorland & Furness have access to a Growing Healthy 0-5 Team consisting of health visitors, Screeners, early years practitioners and infant feeding specialists. They provide expert health assessments, advice, support and interventions for babies, children and families.

The team encourages and supports parents and carers to develop life-long skills to enable them to make informed choices that affect their family's future health and wellbeing.

The team is community-based and is accessible at a range of different venues including the family home, Family centres and community venues. The service works in partnership with other agencies to ensure all families receive individualised and appropriate support.

Health Visitors

Health visitors are registered nurses or midwives who have an additional qualification in specialist community public health nursing. They are highly skilled in the assessment and co-ordination of support tailored to individual and family needs.

The team aims to help build parents' confidence in their ability to give their child the best start in life and listen carefully and support when parents have concerns. It identifies and builds on what is going well, and provides information to help parents find their own solutions to problems where possible.

The Westmorland & Furness Growing Healthy 0-5 Service offers a programme of:

Immunisation advice

Developmental reviews

Maternal and Infant Mental Health Support

Information and guidance to support parenting and healthy lifestyle choices

Healthy Child Programme (HCP)

The Healthy Child Programme (HCP) is a public health programme for children, young people and families which focuses on early intervention and prevention. The HCP offers a programme of screening tests, immunisations, developmental reviews, information and guidance to support parenting and healthy lifestyle choices.

The Healthy Child Programme contacts include:

Antenatal contact

New birth visit at 10-14 days

Contact at 6-8 weeks

Contact at 3-4 months

Contact at 6-9 months

A child health review/development assessment by one year of age

Contact at 18 months

A child health review/development assessment by two and a half years of age

A child health review/development assessment may be offered between 3-5 years

Some common areas of information and support:

Pregnancy and transition into parenthood

Infant feeding/ specialist breast feeding support

Growth and nutrition

Healthy eating

Dental health

Development

Behaviour

Accident prevention

Safe sleeping

Speech and language development

Immunisations

Common childhood illness/infection

Safeguarding

Postnatal depression and emotional wellbeing

Parenting

Our service is delivered in partnership with a range of health, social and education organisations and teams including:

CAMHS

Early Help

Early Years Education providers

GPs/paediatricians

Voluntary sector

Sexual Health Services

Child health clinics

Child health and infant feeding clinics are held across Westmorland & Furness, see clinic tab at the top of the page. Clinic appointments can be booked via the Children's Health Services App or by calling 0300 304 9039

Referral

The service accepts referrals from:

Midwifery services

GPs and other professionals

Self-referral from parents/carers

Other statutory and voluntary agencies

Westmorland & Furness

SEND Local Offer

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5-19 Healthy Child Service

We work with children, young people and families to empower and enable them to make informed decisions about health and to support them in transitioning safely and happily into adult life. The Westmorland & Furness Growing Healthy 5-19 Team works in the home and community settings to deliver universal and targeted interventions designed to meet public health outcomes. We ensure the emotional and physical health and wellbeing of families, children and young people across Westmorland & Furness.

We provide a service to all children and young people of school age, and their families, whether or not they are attending school. The service is based on the Healthy Child Programme from 5-19 years old. We offer advice and information and assess health needs on children entering school and on transfer to secondary schools. We are the first point of contact for schools when there are concerns about a child's health and wellbeing.

We are also responsible for:

Measuring and weighing children in reception and year 6 as part of the National Child Measurement Programme

Universal screening for vision and audiology for reception children

Providing first level enuresis (involuntary urination) advice and support

Providing emotional health and wellbeing support

Supporting children and families with additional health needs or disability

Parenting and behavioural problems

Risk taking behaviour including drugs and alcohol

Stop smoking advice

Relationships, sexual health and pregnancy

Promoting healthy lifestyles in schools and communities through health education

Specialist advice and support will also be offered to:

Children in need of protection and their families; children and families in need; foster carers and children who are in care.

Growing HealthyWestmorland & Furness 5-19 Team

The team comprises specialist community public health nurses , community staff nurses , Public Health Practitioner, school screeners and health administrators.

We work closely with Health Visitors so that children and families with complex health and social care needs are identified early. We support the development and implementation of health management plans to promote the child's health and wellbeing, school attendance, education and attainment.

When young people and families require targeted interventions, these may be provided solely by the School Nursing Team.

Service Manager - Diane Chew

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Growing Healthy 0-19 Westmorland & Furness | HDFT Childrens Health Service

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Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for providing 0-19 services in Westmorland & Furness through a Section 75 Agreement.

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Set of resources developed by the Barnardos PMHS South Cumbria Team, designed to support children and young people tackle bullying and cyber bullying

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Set of resources developed by the Barnardos PMHS South Cumbria Team, designed to support families, schools, children and young people tackle youth loneliness.

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CADAS provides support for young people in Cumbria dealing with alcohol, drug, and substance misuse. The service offers confidential, non-judgmental help to

address substance use and related emotional, social, and psychological challenges.

Services Offered:

• One-to-One Support

• Assessment and Treatment Planning

• Harm Reduction and Education

• Group Support and Peer Interaction

• Family Support

• How to Access CADAS:

Self-referrals or referrals from family, schools, or professionals.

Tel: 01228 595 900

Email: info@cadas.co.uk

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Key areas: Youth Justice, Early Intervention, Risk Reduction

The Child Centered Policing Team have an emphasis on early intervention to divert away from offending, prevent the unnecessary criminalisation of children and

reduce risk of harm.

If you have concerns of a person under 18, displaying risk taking behaviour or escalating behaviour, they may be suitable for early intervention, and you can

complete the below form which will be reviewed and acted on where appropriate by Cumbria’s Child Centred Policing Team.

Call 101 or 999 in emergencies.

Cumbria Police.  Child Centred Policing Team.   Automated Referral Request.

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Audio tracks for 10–15-year-olds focusing on relaxation, self-esteem, sleep, and exam stress.

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For information about urgent help, please visit our crisis support page.

We may include your comments on this page, but we will not share your name unless you ask us to.

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An app offering Positive Mental Training audio programmes for 10 to 15-year-olds to develop self-esteem, resilience & goal-focused motivation.

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Evidence-based app to reduce urges to self-harm, including mood diary and calming tools.

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BlueIce is a prescribed evidence-based app to help young people manage their emotions and to reduce urges to self-harm.

It includes a mood diary, toolbox of evidence based techniques to reduce distress and automatic routing to emergency numbers if urges to harm continue.

BlueIce was developed by Dr Paul Stallard, a Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Child and Family Mental Health at the University of Bath and co-produced by young people with a lived experience of self-harm.

Blue Ice is available for iOS and Android.

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BlueIce app | Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

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An app to help you manage down anxiety, depression and loneliness. Join our wellbeing community

SAM is a non-profit, community-backed wellbeing app to help you monitor and manage your mental health, with self-help techniques to help with anxiety, depression, loneliness and coping. SAM is informed by clinical best practice and academic research.

SAM provides a range of self-help techniques organised into several main wellbeing themes, together with tools for recording and monitoring changes in your mood. The social cloud feature allows users to give and receive support from others.

SAM was developed by a team of researchers from the University of the West of England working with Bristol-based digital studio MyOxygen. The development was based on clinical evidence and followed a user-centred design process to successfully deliver a mobile app that helps you to:

Monitor your feelings and chart mood levels over time.

Discover guided self-help techniques including games and multimedia for challenging unhelpful thoughts.

Share advice and ratings with the SAM community through the Social Cloud.

SAM is currently unfunded and ad-free for all users.

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A mental health and wellbeing app for self management of anxiety, depression, loneliness and coping. Monitor your mood, practice coping methods and find peer support from the community of users

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💡 Key areas: Anxiety, Relaxation, Mental Focus

Free app teaching meditation with guided sessions by trained facilitators.

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Resources and online support for children, young people, families, and professionals.

Topics Covered:

Anxiety, ADHD, Autism, Self-Harm, Gender & Sexuality, Resilience, and more

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24/7 support service for children and young people.

Services Include:

·       Free confidential counselling via phone, webchat & email

·       Mental health advice, articles & self-help tools

·       Childline App for ongoing support

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

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We're the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and we're uniting the UK against suicide.

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Shout 85258 free and confidential text support service is there for moments when you are dealing with self-harm and need support to get to a calmer place.

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Shout 85258 free and confidential text support service is there for moments when you are dealing with self-harm and need support to get to a calmer place.

If your life is at imminent risk, please call 999 immediately.

What is self-harm?

Self-harm is when someone deliberately hurts or injures their body, without the intent to die. In general, it is a way of coping or dealing with severe emotional distress and managing distressing and unwanted thoughts and overwhelming feelings.

Self-harm can translate emotional pain into physical pain, which people sometimes find easier to cope with.

It's always important to bear in mind that some people who self harm can also feel suicidal and it must always be taken seriously.

If you are self-harming, you might not have felt able to talk to anyone about what you are going through, and it can feel very hard to ask for help. Asking for support is the first courageous step in finding alternative and healthier ways to manage painful feelings.

What are some of the reasons someone might self-harm?

Focus, distraction or control: wanting to distract themselves or regain control over their minds when experiencing overwhelming thoughts or feelings.

Tension or release of anger

Physical sensation: wanting to feel something physical when you are feeling numb.

Expression or documentation: wanting to express themselves or document strong emotions that they are feeling but cannot articulate. This can often also mean that the individual may want to see the physical evidence of their pain: blood, scabs and scars.

Punishment

Euphoria

Support for self-harm:

There are a number of strategies that can help ward off urges to self-harm and whilst these won't address the underlying problem, they are hugely important in the journey towards safer means of expressing feelings.

Communicate:

Talking to someone about self-harm can help relieve difficult feelings and reduce the urge to hurt yourself.

Text SHOUT to 85258 to start an anonymous, free conversation with a trained volunteer who will listen to and support you.

Talk to someone about what is triggering you to self-harm or about anything that's on your mind.

There are a number of ideas you can try to distract yourself from urges to self-harm.

Get some play-dough or blu-tack: stretch or squeeze it to relieve tension.

Hold ice in your hand - the intense feeling can be a helpful distraction.

Use a pillow or cushion to vent your anger and frustration.

Listen to music you like or watch a film you enjoy.

Scribble on a large piece of paper with a crayon or pen.

Go for a walk to take yourself away from your triggers - being in the open air can be a distraction in itself too.

Listen to music or immerse yourself in Netflix or a game on your phone.

Sometimes leaning in to your problem can help you to be less afraid of it. Allow yourself to experience the thought or feeling and express it by trying the following:

Use plasticine, crayons, pens, paint or collage materials to make artwork to express your feelings. Creativity helps us to see things from a different perspective.

Write down thoughts and feelings that are distressing you on a piece of paper; crumple the page up, rip it up and throw it out as a way to rid yourself of those thoughts and feelings.

Use mindfulness or meditation apps to relax your mind and body.

If you need help with self-harm, our text line is available 24/7. Text SHOUT to 85258 to start a conversation with one of our volunteers.

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The free Shout 85258 text support service is there for moments when you are dealing with self-harm and need support to get to a calmer place. If your life is at imminent risk, please call 999 immediately.

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R;pple is an innovative online interceptive tool designed to ensure more help and support is provided to individuals conducting searches related to self-harm or suicide. Our focus is on proactive intervention, bridging the gap between individuals in crisis and the help they require.

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R;pple exists to reduce exposure to harmful online content relating to Self-harm and Suicide through a real-time banner display and keyword configuration to encourage mental health support and awareness.

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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:
Comfort, Distract, Express Yourself, Release, and Random.

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 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).

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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.

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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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The Stay Alive app is a pioneering, award-winning suicide prevention app created by Grassroots Suicide Prevention. It can be used by individuals navigating suicidal crises or experiencing suicidal ideation, or by those concerned about someone. Additionally, it can be used as a professional resource, aiding in the support and management of individuals at risk of suicide. Stay Alive can be downloaded for free from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store for smartphones and tablets. The web version functions like a website and can be accessed from smartphones, tablets and desktop or laptop computers. 

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Kooth is free to access via any internet-connected tablet, computer or smartphone. There are no waiting lists or thresholds to meet and a referral from a medical professional is not needed. Your child can join Kooth anonymously simply by visiting www.kooth.com.

Kooth offers young people a range and choice of support options under one digital roof.

It has services that are accessible 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This includes one to one text based sessions with experienced counsellors and wellbeing practitioners run from midday to 10pm on weekdays, and from 6 -10pm at the weekend. Appointments can be booked in advance or accessed via a drop-in text-based chat. Kooth also provides a fully safeguarded and pre-moderated community with a library of peer and professional created articles. And there are discussion forums too. All content is pre-moderated and age appropriate.

Kooth covers many topics on the website including relationships, LGBTQIIA+, exam stress, anxiety, eating difficulties, self harm, suicidal thoughts, body image, social media, bullying and family worries. All of these subjects affecting young peoples’ mental health are presenting issues that Kooth and other mental health providers see from all age groups. Kooth is commissioned by the NHS and clinically approved for children from the age of 10, and is the only digital mental health provider to hold a BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) accreditation across the Country.

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Families Information | Westmorland and Furness SEND Local Offer

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Families Information | Westmorland and Furness SEND Local Offer

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Here you will find help, advice and information about the services available for your child or young person from birth to 25 years with a special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

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SEND Local Offer | Westmorland and Furness Council

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fiona.ryan@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk

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Kooth is free to access via any internet-connected tablet, computer or smartphone. There are no waiting lists or thresholds to meet and a referral from a medical professional is not needed. Your child can join Kooth anonymously simply by visiting www.kooth.com.

Kooth offers young people a range and choice of support options under one digital roof.

It has services that are accessible 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This includes one to one text based sessions with experienced counsellors and wellbeing practitioners run from midday to 10pm on weekdays, and from 6 -10pm at the weekend. Appointments can be booked in advance or accessed via a drop-in text-based chat. Kooth also provides a fully safeguarded and pre-moderated community with a library of peer and professional created articles. And there are discussion forums too. All content is pre-moderated and age appropriate.

Kooth covers many topics on the website including relationships, LGBTQIIA+, exam stress, anxiety, eating difficulties, self harm, suicidal thoughts, body image, social media, bullying and family worries. All of these subjects affecting young peoples’ mental health are presenting issues that Kooth and other mental health providers see from all age groups. Kooth is commissioned by the NHS and clinically approved for children from the age of 10, and is the only digital mental health provider to hold a BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) accreditation across the Country.

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This links you to the HELPP anxious child resources padlet following a HELPP session specifically on supporting anxiety.

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The Mix - essential support for under 25's

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The Mix - essential support for under 25's

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Support including:

Grounding techniques

Connections between anxiety and loneliness

Coping with war anxiety

Coping with eco-anxiety

What is anxiety

Social anxiety

And much more

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Westmorland and Furness Safeguarding Children Partnership

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The Westmorland and Furness Safeguarding Children Partnership (WaF SCP) is a statutory multi-agency organisation dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people up to the age of 18 in WaF.

This site as it offers a wealth of resources, including training materials, procedural guidelines, and safeguarding policies.

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Welcome to Westmorland and Furness Safeguarding Children Partnership (WFSCP) website. Safeguarding Children Partnerships are collaborative frameworks which bring agencies including the local authority, health, police, education, and others together to protect children from abuse, neglect, and harm.

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Westmorland and Furness EBSA Support Plan

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Westmorland and Furness EBSA Support Plan

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Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Pathway Poster

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Please print this poster and display it somewhere that everyone can see.

This is a quick way to be able to signpost to the right service depending on the level of need.

Using this guide could reduce referrals into the wrong service and support the right service being accessed at the right time.

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Young persons leaflet to the MyTime to Thrive Service

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Young persons leaflet to the MyTime to Thrive Service

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Randar Education | Outreach Education South Cumbria

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Randar Education | Outreach Education South Cumbria

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Located in Kendal, we work with Schools and the Local Authority to offer alternative provision placements at all key stages  so that children can continue to access education when not on their school site.   We aim to develop and support our young people to re engage with their education, make plans for their future and make a valuable contribution to society.

At Randar Education we understand that young people have a range of factors that influence how they feel, think and behave.  We seek to understand their difficulties and overcome these challenges.  Randar are a highly experienced group of specialist teachers and education advisers who work with young people who struggle to access mainstream school.

I have 30 years of experience working in mainstream, independent special schools, PRU,s and Independent schools with over 14 years as a Head teacher. Our staff team have worked  with mainstream schools and Local Authorities to successfully provide outreach support.

Many of our young people may have experienced significant periods out of school or have had negative experiences.  With a change of environment and curriculum we can support them to be successful. We provide a nurturing environment that will build upon the children's strengths and needs.

I am extremely proud to be leading this provision and look forward to welcoming you to work with us.

Robin

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Randar Education, Kendal, works with Schools and Local Authorities to offer alternative provision placements at all key stages so children can continue to access education when not on their school site.

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Westmorland and Furness - SEND All About Me My Personal Profile

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Westmorland and Furness - Social Emotional Mental Health - All About Me Profile Guide

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Westmorland and Furness - Social Emotional Mental Health - All About Me Profile Guide

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A guide to understand the "all about me" profile

What is an "all about me" personal profile?

How will a personal profile help?

What does a personal profile include?

When or how can a child use it?

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Westmorland and Furness - Social Emotional Mental Health - How Can I Help document

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Westmorland and Furness - Social Emotional Mental Health - How Can I Help document

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This guide aims to give a few helpful pointers to ensure that your setting, service or activity is as inclusive and accessible as possible for those children and young people with social, emotional mental health needs.

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This link will direct you to the Decider Skills website, where you can find videos, resources, and access the FREE app. Many schools and services are using Decider Life Skills to help children and young people enhance their emotional wellbeing and build resilience. By using the app or watching the videos, you can support children and young people with the same skills being used in schools, services, and communities.

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Available free for iOS, Android and Windows devices.

STOPP app can be used to manage impulsivity; from self harm mitigation and suicide prevention to impulsive behaviours like over and under eating, gambling etc.

Between stimulus and response there is a space, in that space lies our power to choose or response. Viktor Frankl

FREE APPS

Download the STOPP App

Download The Decider Skills App

Please not the iOS and Android versions of the app are NOT displaying the videos. Please use the Web app link below (deciderskills.vercel.app) New apps are currently in development.

The STOPP APP - demonstration video
STOPP Skill animated video
STOPP Skill - brief demonstration (no intro)
Webinar - STOPP Skill & the evidence STOPP Skill at Getselfhelp.co.uk
FREE APPS

Download the STOPP App

Download The Decider Skills App
Other resources The Decider Skills for Self Help book available from Amazon The Decider Skills online self help course Videos for everyone Where to find help
Older version of the web app / introduction to the skills available here:
The Decider 12 Life Skills
Web app login

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The STOPP skill is a perfect example of CBT in action - an effective way to achieve a better outcome.

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The Emotional Health and Wellbeing Directory | Westmorland and Furness Council

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The Emotional Health and Wellbeing Directory | Westmorland and Furness Council

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The Emotional Health and Wellbeing Directory | Westmorland and Furness Council

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The Children & Young People’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing Directory brings together services and resources across Westmorland and Furness to support the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people.

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Barnardos MyTime Exam Stress Resources and Support

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Barnardos MyTime Exam Stress Resources and Support

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HELPP - Self-Harm and Suicide Awareness Padlet

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HELPP - Self-Harm and Suicide Awareness Padlet

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A ink to a wealth of resources and support both locally and nationally. This padlet was developed following the Health Education Learning Partnership Programme (HELPP) - Self Harm and Suicide Awareness

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Advice for parents and carers: talking mental health with children at primary school

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Advice for parents and carers: talking mental health with children at primary school

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A tip sheet for parents and carers sharing advice on talking about mental health with primary school children.

This leaflet which was created alongside the Talking Mental Health Animation & Toolkit features an introduction from our Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales who supported the You're never too young to talk mental health campaign stating the campaign's resources "demonstrate how we can help children express their feelings, respond appropriately, and prevent small problems from snowballing into bigger ones."

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Advice for parents and carers: talking mental health with children at secondary school

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Advice for parents and carers: talking mental health with children at secondary school

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A leaflet for secondary schools to share with parents and carers, offering top tips for speaking to young people about mental health.

This leaflet developed by Anna Freud's child mental health experts and featuring an introduction from Anna Freud's Chief Executive, Professor Peter Fonagy, provides simple advice and guidance to parents and carers about how to make conversations about their child's feelings part of everyday conversation.

The teenage years are both exciting and challenging to parents and carers. It can be hard to know whether your child's feelings and behaviour are normal or becoming a problem.

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Refugee Placements on NADT Early Intervention Programme

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Refugee Placements on NADT Early Intervention Programme

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Westmorland and Furness Council: Cost of Living Support

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Westmorland and Furness Council: Cost of Living Support

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Cost of living support | Westmorland and Furness Council

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Financial support including the household support fund, food support, help with your bills, childcare costs and transport costs.

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The Good- Night Guide for Children is an advice booklet to help parents deal with sleep difficulties in children.

The Good- Night Guide for Children is an advice booklet to help parents deal with sleep difficulties in children.

The Sleep Council

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Barnardos Education Community (BEC) A series of podcasts focusing on health and wellbeing.

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Barnardos Education Community (BEC) A series of podcasts focusing on health and wellbeing.

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Podcasts focusing on:

Mental health needs of refugee children and youth.

Racial Trauma

Relationships in the education environment, various trauma, and the importance of support in the workplace.

Positive pathways for care experienced young people aged 19 - 21.

BEAT - Eating disorders, warning signs, support and treatment.

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In this episode of BEC, we talk with Edward Emond (previously Deputy Director of Services at BEAT, the UK's eating disorder charity). We discuss eating disorders, some common warning signs of eating disorders, the support and treatment out there for people with eating disorders, and the SPOT (Schools Professionals Online Training) that BEAT offers.

Find out more about BEAT: www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk

Information about SPOT: www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/training-events/find-training/spot-online-training-for-schools/

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BEC Podcast - Season 2 - Barnardos Education Hub

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In this episode of BEC, we talk with Edward Emond (previously Deputy Director of Services at BEAT, the UK's eating disorder charity). We discuss eating disorders, some common warning signs of eating disorders, the support and treatment out there for people with eating disorders, and the SPOT (Schools Professionals Online Training) that BEAT offers.

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Cumberland's SEND Local Offer is the central information point for families with children and young people aged up to 25 years with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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The special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) Local Offer is the central information point for families with children and young people aged up to 25 years with SEND.