The following links are an extensive, but not exhaustive list of organsisations that offer support in the area of mental health and wellbeing:
Children’s Mental Health Week takes place in February each year. Further information can be found on the Children’s Mental Health Week website:
Children’s Mental Health Week (childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk)
National Support Organisations:
General
- Family Learning : www.familylearning.org.uk
- Family Action: https://www.family-action.org.uk/
Support for Staff
- Education Support Partnership: www.educationsupportpartnership.org.uk
- Professional Online Safety Helpline: www.saferinternet.org.uk/helpline
- PSHE Association: www.pshe-association.org.uk
- The Restorative Justice Council: www.restorativejustice.org.uk/restorative-practice-schools
Support for Pupils
- NSPCC: www.nspcc.org.uk
- ChildLine: www.childline.org.uk/kids
- Papyrus: www.papyrus-uk.org
- Young Minds: www.youngminds.org.uk
- The Mix: www.themix.org.uk
- Kooth – Counselling app for young people: www.kooth.com
- Trauma Council – Promoting psychological recovery and wellbeing: www.uktraumacouncil.org
- National Autistic Helpline: www.autism.org.uk
Support for Adults
- Family Lives: www.familylives.org.uk
- Crime Stoppers: www.crimestoppers-uk.org
- Victim Support: www.victimsupport.org.uk
- Kidscape: www.kidscape.org.uk
- The Samaritans: www.samaritans.org
- Mind: www.mind.org.uk
- NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood): www.napac.org.uk
- Action Fraud: www.actionfraud.police.uk
- Anna Freud: www.annafreud.org
- Gingerbread: www.gingerbread.org.uk
- Childline: www.childline.org.uk
- MindEd: www.minded.org.uk
- The Restorative Justice Council: www.restorativejustice.org.uk/restorative-practice-schools
- eric – www.eric.org.uk
- Al-Anon UK – For families & friends of alcoholics: www.al-anonuk.org.uk
Support for Learning Disabilities
- Respond: www.respond.org.uk
- Mencap: www.mencap.org.uk
- For Us Too: www.forustoo.org
- Changing Faces: www.changingfaces.org.uk
- DfE: SEND code of practice: www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25
Domestic Abuse
- Refuge: www.refuge.org.uk
- Women’s Aid: www.womensaid.org.uk
- Men’s Advice Line: www.mensadviceline.org.uk
- Mankind: www.mankindcounselling.org.uk
- Domestic abuse services: www.domesticabuseservices.org.uk
- Kent Police (no excuse): www.kent.police.uk
Honour Based Violence
- Forced Marriage Unit: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/forced-marriage
Sexual Abuse and CSE
- Lucy Faithfull Foundation: www.lucyfaithfull.org.uk
- Stop it Now!: www.stopitnow.org.uk
- Parents Protect: www.parentsprotect.co.uk
- CEOP: www.ceop.police.uk
- Marie Collins Foundation: www.mariecollinsfoundation.org.uk
- Internet Watch Foundation (IWF): www.iwf.org.uk
- Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAW): www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk
- Disrespect No Body: www.gov.uk/government/publications/disrespect-nobody-campaign-posters
Online Safety
- Childnet International: www.childnet.com
- UK Safer Internet Centre: www.saferinternet.org.uk
- Parents/Carers Info: www.parentinfo.org
- Internet Matters: www.internetmatters.org
- Net Aware: www.net-aware.org.uk
- Get safe Online: www.getsafeonline.org
- Internet Watch Foundation: www.iwf.org.uk
- Think U Know: www.thinkuknow.co.uk
- The UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-council-for-child-internet-safety-ukccis
- DfE ‘Advice for parents and carers on cyberbullying’: www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-council-for-child-internet-safety-ukccis
- DfE ‘Cyberbullying: advice for headteachers and school staff’: www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying
Radicalisation, Race, Religion, Hate and Nationality
- Educate against Hate: www.educateagainsthate.com
- Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit: www.gov.uk/report-terrorism
- True Vision: www.report-it.org.uk
- Anne Frank Trust: www.annefrank.org.uk
- Kick it Out: www.kickitout.org
- Report it: www.report-it.org.uk/home
- Stop Hate: www.stophateuk.org
- Tell Mama: www.tellmamauk.org
- Show Racism the Red Card: www.theredcard.org/educational
LGBT
- Barnardo’s LGBT Hub: www.barnardos.org.uk/what_we_do/our_work/lgbtg.htm
- Metro Charity: www.metrocentreonline.org
- EACH: www.eachaction.org.uk
- Proud Trust: www.theproudtrust.org
- Schools Out: www.schools-out.org.uk
- Stonewall: www.stonewall.org.uk
Reading
- Words for Life : www.wordsforlife.org.uk
PE
- GoNoodle: www.gonoodle.com
