A Schools Mental Health newsletter is distributed 5 times a year to Mental Health Leads and other staff with a remit for Mental Health in the school.
If you want to receive this newsletter, please contact shaun.cheesman@n-somerset.gov.uk
The following documents provide advice about building an ethos and environment that supports the mental health and wellbeing of the whole school community.
Guidance Documents
- A Whole School approach to mental health is described in Promoting Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing
- 5 Steps to Mental Health and Wellbeing is a free, evidence-based framework to help you develop a whole-school or college approach to mental health.
- Good practice guidance in teaching about mental health and wellbeing is found in Guidance: Teaching about Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing
- Resources that can be used to teach about mental health and wellbeing can be found at Mental Health Resources for Teaching and Teaching Staff
- Validated tools that are available to help measure subjective mental wellbeing amongst the student population can be found in this toolkit
- Guidance to help have a conversation with parents and carers about mental health can be found here
- Bristol, South Glos and North Somerset guidance on self harm can be found here
Support for Children and young people in North Somerset
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Where to find resources to support mental health and wellbeing in schools
- Information, advice and resources for schools about mental health can be found at Mentally Healthy Schools
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Support for parents
- HappyMaps pools some of the best mental health resources for parents, carers, and young people, all in one place.
Mental health support for school staff
- Education Support cover both individual needs, including a free confidential 24 hour helpline, as well as whole school and setting approaches to staff mental health. They also offer some bespoke support that schools can pay for.