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
North Somerset Mental Health and Wellbeing Directory of Services for Children and Young PeopleThis directory provides a place for children and young people, their families and professionals to get quick, easy and direct…Save North Somerset Mental Health and Wellbeing Directory of Services for Children and Young People to favourites
ChatHealth is a confidential text messaging service run by the School Nursing service. ChatHealth allows students to contact healthcare professionals about a range of issues including emotional health and wellbeing, relationships, smoking, stress…Save ChatHealth is a confidential text messaging service run by the School Nursing service. to favourites
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
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.
