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The School Nursing Service offers support and advice to children, young people and their families or carers to help ensure that they reach their full potential during their school aged years and beyond.

School nurses are a team of Registered Nurses with specialist skills who can provide expert public health advise for children that range from 4 -18 years.

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The School Nursing Service offers support and advice to children, young people and their families or carers to help ensure that they reach their full potential during their school aged years and beyond.

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Help to support the emotional health, wellbeing and resilience of children and young people in North Wales. The support sections include:

• Whole-Family Approach – Resources for parents, carers, and professionals, with a focus on nurturing environments from birth.

• Children and Young People Section – Age-appropriate content to build emotional literacy and resilience.

• Explore Outside Section – Nature-based wellbeing activities and play for families Explore Outside | Emotional Health, Wellbeing and Resilience

• Five Ways to Wellbeing – Embedded throughout the site: Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning, Give.

• Professional Resources – Tools for cross-sector use in health, education, and social care.

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Emotional Health, Wellbeing and Resilience

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Help to support the emotional health, wellbeing and resilience of children and young people in North Wales

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Explore Outside

Playing is essential for a happy childhood. Outdoor play in all seasons is fun and beneficial. Children explore nature through activities like running, cycling, digging, building dens, and making mud pies. So go out and discover more about your area!

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Emotional Health, Wellbeing and Resilience

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Here, you can discover new ideas about where you can go and what you can do when playing outside, including some of the best beaches, parks, playgrounds, woods and nature reserves in North Wales. View by Location

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Vaccination saves lives. Vaccination is the most important thing we can do to protect ourselves and our children against ill health. They prevent up to 3 million deaths worldwide every year.

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Vaccination saves lives. Vaccination is the most important thing we can do to protect ourselves and our children against ill health. They prevent up to 3 million deaths worldwide every year.
Awareness of the importance of vaccination has been brought to the forefront by the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is important that all children and babies are fully immunised to protect them from potentially serious diseases. Once common illnesses, such as diphtheria and tetanus, are now rare in the UK because of immunisation. But while polio has been eliminated in Europe, the threat of other diseases, such as measles and meningitis, has not gone away in the UK today.

Parents with worries or queries about any aspect of their child's immunisations should discuss them with their Doctor, Health Visitor, Practice Nurse or School Nurse.

Adults

Immunisation is a lifelong event and adults also benefit from immunisation. It is important that adults have had all of their routine childhood immunisations.

Some people will need additional immunisations as they are at increased risk due to their age or health condition, or to protect their health in work or if travelling. For those at increased risk to complications of influenza, the annual flu vaccine is recommended. A Pneumococcal vaccine is also recommended to help protect people at increased risk of pneumococcal disease.

We have also faced the unprecedented challenges of delivering one of the swiftest and most comprehensive vaccination programmes in delivering the COVID-19 vaccines and it is important that all those who are eligible to get vaccinated do so when they are invited.

Supporting vaccination in Wales

If you have an immunisation query, please contact your health board team in the first instance. You will find their details here: Vaccine Contacts - Welsh Health Boards.

The Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme (VPDP) of Public Health Wales was established in July 2005. It draws on support from a variety of existing partners across NHS Wales and beyond to support a national approach to Immunisations and vaccinations.

To contact the Vaccine Preventable Disease Programme team at Public Health Wales, please email us at: phw.vaccines@wales.nhs.uk.

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Secondary and Primary School Food Requirements Posters

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Secondary and Primary School Food Requirements Posters

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The food and drink provided in all maintained schools must meet The Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards and Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (‘Regulations’). These Regulations are based of the previous Appetite for Life guidelines and form part of the wider Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 (‘Measure’).

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Councils provide ‘in-house’ catering services in the vast majority of maintained schools. Other providers include contract caterers and schools, who employ catering staff directly. Catering services are provided at lunchtime in all schools, morning break in secondary schools, and breakfast in most schools. School meals are commonly prepared onsite through full production kitchens. In a small number of schools, meals are transported in from larger schools or a central production unit.

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The Five Ways to Wellbeing are a set of practical actions aimed at improving our mental health and wellbeing.

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Five simple things we can all do to give our wellbeing a boost.

The Five Ways to Wellbeing are a set of practical actions aimed at improving our mental health and wellbeing. They were developed by the New Economics Foundation from evidence gathered in the Foresight Mental Capital and Wellbeing (2008).

We are encouraged to think about how often we do these five actions - on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Think about your life over the past few days, and when you last:

1. Took real notice of the things around you

2. Connected with someone important to you or perhaps someone you don't know

3. Were physically active

4. Learned something new

5. Gave something of value to someone else - this could be in the form of giving your time, or something of material value

Often , everyday situations can allow us to do more than one of the Five Ways in one go.

Click on the symbols below to find out more about each of the Five Ways.

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Natural Resources Wales / What’s your connection with nature like?

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What’s your connection with nature like?

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Welcome to Flintshire Play Development, where we believe in the magic of play as a transformative force in the lives of children and young people. Our mission is to create spaces and opportunities that empower them to thrive, learn, and grow through the power of play.

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Children and young people have 42 rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

These 42 rights give children and young people what they need to grow up happily, healthily and safely.

In 2011 Wales became the first country in the UK to make the UNCRC part of its domestic law. You can read more about this ground-breaking measure here.

UNCRC
Read a summary of every right Read the full text See all articles in BSL Sing our rights song Read our guide for parents
Resources
Download our rights poster for primary schools Download our rights poster for secondary schools Download our UNCRC symbols resource Go to our resources section
A Children's Rights Approach
Learn about our UNCRC framework for working with children

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Children's Rights - Children's Commissioner for Wales

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Children and young people have 42 rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). These 42 rights give children and young people what they need to grow up happily, healthily and safely. In 2011 Wales became the first country in the UK to make the UNCRC part of its domestic law.

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Rape Sexual Abuse Support Centre North Wales

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Providing specialist support and intervention to children and adults in North Wales that have experienced any form of child sexual abuse and/ or sexual violence

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Flintshire Sorted work with young people to minimise the impact of drug, alcohol and substance related harm on young people, their families, and the community, to enable them to lead healthy lives.

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Flintshire Sorted Young People's Drug and Alcohol Team is part of the Integrated Youth Provision and sits within the Education and Youth portfolio of Flintshire County Council. We provide a comprehensive service to children and young people up to the age of 22-years-old and aim to minimise the risk of drug and alcohol related harm to individuals, families and the community.

Flintshire Sorted incorporate prevention work within schools and the community, as well as targeted work for those young people at increased risk of misusing substances. Furthermore, a therapeutic service is available for individuals and small groups of young people, whose substance use is having a negative impact upon daily functioning and mental health.

Our Team work collaboratively with young people to identify individual need and tailor an intervention to best meet that need as well as aiming to improve resilience and future aspirational outcomes.Flintshire Sorted offers consultation and guidance to young people, parents and professionals and will deliver bespoke training packages on request.

WE ARE STILL TAKING REFERRALS DESPITE THE CURRENT RESTRICTION DUE TO COVID-19.
For advice , support or referrals contact 01352 703490
sorted@flintshire.gov.uk

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NEWCIS provide support to Young Carers in Flintshire. NEWCIS now offer a seamless and ageless service for unpaid carers in Flintshire.

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NEWCIS provide support to Young Carers in Flintshire. NEWCIS now offer a seamless and ageless service for unpaid carers in Flintshire.

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The Children’s Commissioner for Wales safeguards and supports the rights of children and young people. The Commissioner also reviews the decisions of public bodies, including the Welsh Government.

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Our three-year strategy

Our three-year strategy outlines the steps we'll take over the next three years to improve children's lives in Wales.

Our three-year strategy

Our three-year strategy outlines the steps we'll take over the next three years to improve children's lives in Wales.

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There are lots of great things about social media, apps and games, life wouldn't be the same without them for most of us. But sometimes things can go wrong and you might feel like you are in an unsafe or upsetting situation.

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Advice for children and young people: online issues and worries - Hwb

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Our three-year strategy

Our three-year strategy outlines the steps we'll take over the next three years to improve children's lives in Wales.

Our three-year strategy

Our three-year strategy outlines the steps we'll take over the next three years to improve children's lives in Wales.

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Everybody has times where they feel sad, confused, or worried. This is especially true during stressful times like exams, big changes to your life, or the coronavirus pandemic. Fortunately there are lots of things you can do to help you feel better and to help prepare your mental health for the future.

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Who we are

Flintshire Youth Service are part of Flintshire County Councils Education and Youth portfolio. We work with young people aged 11 - 25 years to develop their personal, social and educational development and also support their mental health and wellbeing through a wide variety of opportunities with access to opportunities and experiences in Welsh and English, which provide enjoyment and enrich their personal development through youth work approaches.

Our work is underpinned by the five pillars of Youth Work;

1. Young people are thriving.
2. Youth work is accessible and inclusive.
3. Voluntary and paid professional youth work staff are supported throughout their careers to improve their practice.
4. Youth work is valued and understood.
5. A sustainable model for youth work delivery.

Opportunities are delivered to Flintshire young people in many ways through Youth Services. There are 11 youth clubs that are open weekly (term time only). The youth clubs are open access and are safe spaces for young people to socialise with their friends and make new ones.

The Youth Homelessness Prevention Service caters for all young people in need of extra support. Supporting them in the prevention of becoming homeless and getting into crisis. The team can support young people with mediating between the child and parent, supporting them into education and employment and giving them independent living skills to prevent them from becoming homeless or into hidden homelessness

The School and Community Immersion team work within Flintshire secondary schools to provide support to young people during the school day and help them achieve their goals and aspirations.

Forrest School is a way of learning new skills in the outdoors by giving young people the chance to be surrounded by nature. The Play Development team are part of the wider team and offer open access supervised play opportunities within the community.

The Detached and outreach team work during term time and work out in the local communities and currently in partnership with Aura community sessions.

Projects such as the Flintshire Youth Council and Fusion LGBT+ group also run termly and are bespoke sessions to ensure all young people in Flintshire have the opportunity to work with Youth Service and have their voices heard.

Further to all these services, Flintshire Youth Service recognises the importance and the responsibility we have to promote and advocate the Welsh language. We have a designated Community Welsh Language Officer to look at all our services an how we implement the Welsh language through our delivery to support the Welsh Governments target of 1 Million Welsh speakers by 2050.

Our engagement with young people takes place in youth centres, youth clubs, on the street (where young people are!), in schools, and in local communities. Youth Service also engage with young people on social media and currently have a and account, follow our social media channels to find out more.

If you need to access urgent support have a look online at Live Fear Free, Meic and Childline websites or call them, their details are:

Live Fear Free provides help and advice about violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Helpline 0808 80 10 800 available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Meic is a helpline service for children and young people up to the age of 25 in Wales and is open 8am to midnight, 7 days a week. Freephone 0808 80 23456 Text 84001 or IM/Online chat.

Childline enables young people to get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call on 0800 1111 or talk to a counsellor online.

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Flintshire Youth Service are part of Flintshire County Councils Education and Youth portfolio. We work with young people aged 11 - 25 years to develop their personal, social and educational development and also support their mental health and wellbeing through a wide variety of opportunities with access to opportunities and experiences in Welsh and English, which provide enjoyment and enrich their personal development through youth work approaches.

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YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People

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

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Taking up running can seem like a scary prospect, especially if you feel out of shape or unfit.
NHS Couch to 5K will help you gradually work up towards running 5km in just 9 weeks.

What is Couch to 5K?

Couch to 5K is a running plan for absolute beginners. It was developed by a new runner, Josh Clark, who wanted to help his 50-something mum get off the couch and start running, too.

The plan involves 3 runs a week, with a day of rest in between, and a different schedule for each of the 9 weeks.

How does Couch to 5K work?

Probably the biggest challenge a new runner faces is not knowing how or where to start.

Often when trying to get into exercise, we can overdo it, feel defeated and give up when we're just getting started.

Couch to 5K works because it starts with a mix of running and walking to gradually build up your fitness and stamina.

Week 1 involves running for just a minute at a time, creating realistic expectations and making the challenge feel achievable right from the start.

Who is Couch to 5K for?

Couch to 5K is for everyone. Whether you've never run before or you just want to get more active, Couch to 5K is a free and easy way of getting fitter and healthier.

If you have any health concerns about beginning an exercise regime like Couch to 5K, make an appointment to see a GP and discuss it with them first.

What are the benefits?

There are plenty of benefits from getting into running. For starters, it's an easy way of improving your physical health.

Running requires little equipment, but a good pair of running shoes that suit your foot type may help improve comfort.

Running regularly will improve the health of your heart and lungs. It can also help you lose weight, especially if combined with a healthy diet.

There's evidence it may help increase bone density in some people, which can help protect against bone diseases like osteoporosis.

There are also mental benefits of running. Taking on the challenge of Couch to 5K can help boost your confidence and self-belief, as you prove to yourself that you can set yourself a target and achieve a goal.

Running regularly can also be a great stress reliever and has even been shown to combat depression.

Download NHS Couch to 5K

The podcasts feature a narrator, Laura, who guides you through the session, explaining when you need to run and when it's time to walk.

The podcasts also feature music to motivate you through the workout. They're designed to take you on 3 runs each week, leaving at least 1 day of rest in between each run.

There's 1 podcast for every week of the plan - except in weeks 5 and 6, which feature 3 podcasts in each.

This is because weeks 5 and 6 act as transitional weeks, which aim to progress you from a mix of running and walking into running for longer blocks of time.

How do I get started?

1. Download the Couch to 5K podcasts to your mobile device or computer. If downloading to a computer, you'll then need to copy the podcast on to your mobile device.

2. When will you run? The best way to ensure you stick with your running plan is to carefully work out how to fit Couch to 5K into your day.

3. Plan your route. You may want to look at a map to plan your route first so you can focus on running. There are lots of great websites out there to help you with this.

4. Think about safety. If you're planning to run outdoors, bear in mind that you may be less aware of your surroundings if you're wearing headphones. Watch out for other pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles. When running in the dark, make sure you can see where you're going and that other road users can see you. Consider running along routes with adequate lighting or wearing reflective clothing.

5. What gear? The most essential piece of kit is a pair of running trainers.

Better Health Couch to 5K app

The Better Health Couch to 5K app gives you a choice of coaches and helps you track your progress.

As well as Laura who features on the NHS Couch to 5K podcasts, you can also be coached by celebrities, including Jo Whiley, Sarah Millican, Sanjeev Kohli and Steve Cram.

Community content from HealthUnlocked

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NHS Couch to 5K will help you get off the couch and gradually work you up to running 5km in just 9 weeks.

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Essential support for under 25s

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

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The Mix: 0808 808 4994 - Free information and support for under 25s in the UK. Get advice about sex, relationships, drugs, mental health, money & jobs.

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How much physical activity should children and young people aged 5 to 18 do to keep healthy?
Children and young people need to do 2 types of physical activity each week:

aerobic exercise

exercises to strengthen their muscles and bones

Children and young people aged 5 to 18 should:

aim for an average of at least 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity a day across the week

take part in a variety of types and intensities of physical activity across the week to develop movement skills, muscles and bones

reduce the time spent sitting or lying down and break up long periods of not moving with some activity. Aim to spread activity throughout the day

What counts as moderate activity?

Moderate intensity activities will raise your heart rate, and make you breathe faster and feel warmer.

One way to tell if you're working at a moderate intensity level is if you can still talk, but not sing.

Children and young people should do a range of different activities across the week.

Examples include:

walking to school or walking the dog

playground activities, including jumping, running and catching

physical education

sports, like football or tennis

swimming

skipping

dancing

skateboarding or rollerblading

cycling

What activities strengthen muscles and bones?

Examples include:

gymnastics

football

jumping

martial arts

sit-ups, press-ups and other similar exercises (for young people)

resistance exercises with exercise bands, weight machines or handheld weights (for young people)

Exercising safely

Children and young people should:

get medical advice about exercising if they have a health condition

do exercise that is suitable for their age, ability and experience

start any new exercise slowly and increase it bit by bit

use protective equipment, for example for cycling and skateboarding

Young people can use weights for resistance exercise if a qualified adult trains them to use weights correctly and supervises them.

Physical activity recommendation for other age groups:
GOV.UK has infographics on physical activity for children and young people

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The Best Start Hub provides useful information, advice and support for you and your family - from the stages of planning your pregnancy through to your baby’s early years and beyond.

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If you are under 18, report online sexual abuse to one of our Child Protection Advisors at the CEOP Safety Centre.
Report now
If you're over 18, call 101 to speak to your local police.

If you're ever in immediate harm or danger:

Call the police on 999 straight away

Tell an adult you trust who will be able to support you through a difficult time

The Mix is a charity that provides free information and support for under 25s.
www.themix.org.uk
Use their crisis messenger by texting THEMIX to 85258.

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Information and advice for young people aged 11 to 18 about sex, relationships and the internet from CEOP Education at the National Crime Agency.

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Wales Drug and Alcohol Helpline

Calls made to 0800 or 0808 phone numbers are free for all UK landline and mobile phones.

Dan 24/7 telephone number will NOT appear on your home itemised bill.

Getting help is the first step

Talking to somebody about your drug or alcohol problem is the first step to resolving your problems. You can call DAN 24/7 on 0808 808 2234 anytime day or night and we will give you help and advice.

If you'd rather look for an agency online then you can search through our online database of drug and alcohol agencies where you can find National and Local agencies that will be able to help you.

Remember, anything you tell DAN 24/7 or any agency you contact is confidential and you won't even need to give your real name.
For support with gambling addiction, please visit the Gamcare website

Naloxone Click and Deliver

Naloxone is a lifesaving medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. We now offer a click and deliver service to any address in Wales.
Order here

Drugs Meter

Take the drugs meter, objective feedback on your drug use that allows you to compare your use against thousands of people across the globe.
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DAN 247 - Wales Drug and Alcohol Helpline

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

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

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

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Content warning: This section includes graphic sexual descriptions.

A nude image must include one of the following to be removed:

nude or semi-nude sexual posing

someone nude or semi-nude touching themselves in a sexual way

any sexual activity involving a child

someone hurting someone else sexually

sexual activity that includes animals.

Where possible, it is better if you can upload the original image or video, or a copy of it, rather than a photograph of it on another screen. This helps IWF find the image more accurately.

If you want to report something that isn't a nude image or video to see if it can be taken down, you can see more information from Childline about deleting things shared online here. You can make a report to CEOP, the part of the police who are there to support children and young people online. You can always speak to a Childline counsellor.

Confirming your age with ID gives us more legal powers to remove images from as many places as possible. If you don't have ID or feel comfortable using it, we can still take down images, but from fewer places.

You can use the following ID to confirm your identity using Yoti:

passport or biometric residence permit

driving licence and provisional licence

Young Scot Card (Yoti app only)

CitizenCard (Yoti app only).

If you don't have any of these, you can get a young person's ID card. You'll be able to get this for £5 with the promo code NSPCC5. Make sure you choose 'Yoti CitizenCard' on the first page.

Whatever ID you use, please make sure that it is valid and in-date.

IWF will read all reports within one working day, from Monday to Friday. The time it takes to get your image removed from the internet can be different depending on where the image is hosted.

If the image is on a UK-based website it can often be removed within 2-3 hours. Unfortunately, in some countries it can take longer - sometimes days or weeks. But IWF analysts will always try to make sure it happens as soon as possible.

We'll do our best to let you know once your image has been removed by sending a message to your  Childline locker.

We recommend you check your locker every few days after you make a report. This is so you can see if your image has been removed, and so Childline can let you know if IWF need more information to be able to remove it. Remember, IWF can't contact you directly.

If you need support to help you cope while you're waiting, you can also speak to a Childline counsellor any time.

When you use Report Remove, your image or video is shared with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). They'll work to get your image removed from the internet. See 'Who are the IWF?' to learn about how that happens.

Most of the time, nobody will know that you've made a report and your report won't be shared with anyone else.

If the police already have the image or video you report, then they might investigate what's happened. Only the police can decide if they'll need to tell someone else.

The police might already have your image or video if:

someone has reported it on another website and that website passed it to the police

they're investigating someone who had or has the image or video already (if someone is found to have your image and is breaking the law - regardless of how, it may be included as evidence in a criminal case against that person

someone else reported the image to them directly.

Remember that the police are there to protect you, not to get you into trouble. If the image has been reported somewhere else and you're worried, you can always  speak to a Childline counsellor.

If you have parental controls on your phone your parent or carer might see when you want to download a new app, so they might get a notification if you try to download Yoti and want to know why. To avoid this, use the second option to prove your age (called 'ID verification').

The IWF can remove images that are public or available to anyone on the internet. However, they won't be able to remove images or videos on encrypted networks like WhatsApp, or which are saved on a person's phone or computer.

If you're over 13 and you've made a report without using ID, then there may be some sites the IWF can't take images down from.

If you don't use ID the IWF can help by removing your image or video from most sites. If you do use ID, the IWF can remove from all sites

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a UK charity, are there to help remove illegal nude images of under 18s posted online.

Once the IWF has confirmed your nude image is against the law and can be removed from the internet they give it a digital fingerprint called a 'hash'. The hash can be used to find your image online even if it has been cropped or slightly changed.

Sharing just the hash with certain trusted companies and organisations, means that technology can be used to find online matches of the image - this is key to trying to stop it appearing in different places on the internet. Even though the hashes and images are shared with UK police, this is so that if they came across the image some other way, they'd know that you also reported it yourself. Report Remove was developed with the full support of the police and no one involved wants to get you into trouble for sharing the image so it can be removed.

Different companies use the hash in different ways. For example, if an illegal image match is found to have been shared by an online account holder, a company may decide to close that person's account as posting illegal images will be against the company's terms and conditions. If your image(s) are found on or are linked to your online user account(s) it may be possible for the company to associate your profile with the images.

The companies that take the hashes trust the Report Remove process, however if they have significant concerns that the person in the image may not be the person who was age verified, they may get in touch with the IWF to raise their concerns.

There are 3 organisations that help you report your image using Report Remove. These are Childline, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and also Yoti if you are 13 or older and choose to prove your age using ID. All of them have a responsibility to keep all of your personal information safe.

1. We'll ask you to choose your age range (under 13, 13-15, 16-17, 18 and over). If you're under 13, you'll go straight to step 3. If you're aged 13 or older, us at Childline will ask you if you have access to ID to prove your age. If you do, you'll be asked to visit Yoti. The only information we will share with Yoti is that you are wanting to prove your age to use Report Remove.

2. Once you prove your age using Yoti, you will come back to Report Remove on Childline. The only information Yoti will share with Childline is confirmation that you're younger or older than 18.

3. We'll then ask you to create or sign in to a Childline account. Then you'll go to the IWF website to share the content you want removed. Childline will only share the information below with IWF:

that you're younger than 18 (either confirmed by Yoti, or that you told us you are younger than 18),

the age range you selected at the start,

a unique number that is created when you use Report Remove.

4. After your report has been passed to the IWF, they will tell Childline if they were able to work to take the images or video down from the internet, and why. This is so Childline can let you know what happened. IWF may also tell Childline some information about what you reported, to help them know how best to support you and keep you safe. IWF will never share an image or video that you report with Childline.

Information you give to Childline
Any information you give Childline will always be treated carefully and in line with our  Privacy Policy. This means that any information you give us as part of Report Remove will only be used to help the IWF review your report and to keep you safe. This will include the age range that you select and a unique number that's created when you go onto the IWF website. We will not share any of your information with Yoti.
Information you give to IWF
The only information you will give to the IWF are the images, videos or URLs you report. There is space to add information such as where the image or video is on a webpage.

They will process this in line with their privacy policy.

Nude images and videos that IWF decide are illegal may be kept by the IWF for up to 2 years. This is because there is an agreement with the Police and CPS (Crime Prosecution Service), called a 'Memorandum of Understanding' (MOU). Illegal images are given a hash (a string of numbers that are like a digital fingerprint). The hash is shared with organisations such as technology companies who host online content, so that they can look for the image and take it down. The actual image is not shared with these companies. The image and the hash are shared with the police who store it on their Child Abuse Image Database. Any images or videos that they decide are not illegal may be kept for a maximum of 6 months for quality checking and any follow up questions. They will then be deleted. Sometimes, even if it's decided that the content isn't illegal, IWF can share the content URL with some industry members to see if they can take the content down.

If you report a URL (link to a webpage), and choose not to prove your age using ID, IWF will still check to see if the content is something they can take action on. If so IWF may share the URL with South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL), who are a charity who help people who have had intimate images of them shared online. SWGfL will never view the content on a URL that is shared with them. SWGfL send a notice to internet companies that host the webpage you reported, to tell them to take it down. This is because IWF can only send a notice to companies to take a specific webpage down when it is confirmed it is of a child. SWGfL can also send notice to take down content, but they do not need to prove it is of a child. This helps get your images or videos from even more places.

Childline will never see what pictures, videos or URLs you share with the IWF. The only information the IWF shares with Childline apart from your case number is whether or not they could take down your images or videos, and why, so we can let you know, as well as information about the image or video that you reported that will help Childline to support you and keep you safe.

Information you give to Yoti
You can choose to use Yoti to confirm your age if you're over 13. This may involve taking a selfie, so Yoti know it is you who are proving your age, and uploading a picture of some ID. Any personal data you send Yoti - like your photo, date of birth or address - is scrambled with a high level of encryption so that even if it was stolen, no one could use it to identify you. The only information Yoti shares with Childline is confirmation that you're under or over 18.

You can see Yoti's privacy policy here, and more information about their age portal here, which is what is used in Report Remove to prove your age.

If you're using the Yoti app, Yoti may use the selfie, month and year of birth you add to the Yoti app to improve its age estimation technology. You can opt out from this in the More> My Data> Biometric consent menu of the app.

There are lots of ways to get help with your report:

if you're having problems with Yoti, you can contact them directly in the app.

if you need any support with making your report send a message to Childline with the title 'Report Remove'.

Childline counsellors are always here for you and want to help. And you can  talk to them  about anything you're going through.
I have a technical issue, what should I do?

Try using your default browser and close private browsing if you're using the Yoti app.

See if you can log in to your locker and send an email to Childline explaining your problem and the team will be able to help.

Make sure the ID you're using is valid and in-date (not expired).

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We coordinate the C Card Scheme in North Wales. Please contact ccard@sexeducationcompany.org for more information.

The C-Card scheme gives out free condoms to young people aged 13 to 25 in North Wales.

It is a confidential service which also offers face to face information and advice about sexual health and relationships from a trained member of staff.

Condoms help prevent unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Young people aged 13 to 25 are eligible for the C-Card scheme.

You don't need to be currently sexually active (having sex) to register for a C-Card and to access free condoms.

If you are thinking about having sex or are currently sexually active, condoms can help make sex safer. They help prevent unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

The C-Card scheme operates right across North Wales. There may be a C-Card outlet within your school, college, youth centre or other organisation. Find your nearest C-Card Centre on the C-Card website .

Trained C-Card staff at your outlet such as your school nurse or youth worker will arrange a one-to-one meeting with you to register you for a C-Card.

This will involve answering a few questions to get you registered on the C-Card system. All the information you give will be kept confidential (private). This means we won't tell your parents or guardians, your doctor, your school or anyone else that you are using C-Card, unless we think you or someone else is being harmed or at risk of being harmed (safeguarding).

You will be given information on correct condom use, contraception and STIs, what to do if a condom breaks, and how to access further support and services if needed. It should take about 15 to 20 minutes to register.

When you are C-Card registered, you are entitled to access free condoms, lube, advice and support from the C-Card scheme.

You only need to register once and then you can use your C-card at any C-Card outlet.

Condoms offer good protection from unplanned pregnancy and STIs (98% with perfect use). If a condom breaks, this is nothing to be embarrassed about. C-Card staff can advise and support so you are fully informed of your options. You can also check out the other useful links below for guidance:

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Thank you so much for the incredible support PAPYRUS and HOPELINE247 has given me. You helped me in that moment and it kept me alive.

I intend to continue to fundraise for and promote PAPYRUS. I am so proud and humbled to be involved with a wonderful charity, and to have received the support that I have.

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If you're being bullied, whether it's online or at school, university or work, it can be really difficult and leave you feeling hurt - but you are not alone. We have advice on how you can tell someone and get help.

What is bullying?

If somebody physically hurts you, or verbally abuses you, that's bullying.

Specific types of bullying include:

homophobic bullying based on your sexual orientation

racist bullying because of your skin colour or ethnicity

religious bullying because of your beliefs or faith.

sizeist bullying referring to your body size

sexist bullying focusing on you being of the opposite sex

cyberbullying targeting you online, often anonymously

bullying because you are different

Bullying can be a one-off or it can go on for a long time. And bullying can happen to anyone.

No matter how alone you might feel, there is always someone you can talk to and someone who can help.

Talking to someone about being bullied

Ignoring bullying won't make it go away. You need to tell someone about what is happening.

If the bullying is happening at school
Talk to your parents or carers and your teacher. Your teacher may have no idea that you are being bullied, and the school will have an anti-bullying policy to tackle it.

If you feel you can't speak to your teacher, maybe a friend can do it for you. You can also speak to a school counsellor, welfare officer or nurse.

In extreme cases, if bullying is interfering with your education it may be possible for you to change schools if it doesn't stop once you have reported it.

If the bullying is happening outside school
Talk to your parents or carers, close relatives such as grandparents, aunties and uncles, or even your friends' parents. Youth workers and leaders may be able to help too.

If the bullying is happening online
Tell a trusted adult - your parents or carers, or a teacher. You can report abusive posts on Facebook and other social media platforms. You can also report abuse to CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre).

Keep reporting the bullying until it stops. It may not stop the first time you tell your parents or teacher and they try to stop it. If the bullying continues, tell them again. Don't put up with it. No one deserves to be bullied.

Tips on bullying from young people like you

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Many young people have problems with mood, and most are not getting any help. We are now looking at different ways in which to help young people online with their health, mood and well-being. We have developed the MoodHwb app and website with young people and families/carers to support their mood and well-being.

MoodHwb is for young people – and for families, carers, friends and professionals