Students – Are you concerned about your health and welfare?
Who to contact if you are concerned…
- Specific subject issue – subject teacher
- General issue (e.g. progress, punctuality, homework, friendship) –Form tutor or member of staff you trust
- General and very serious issues – Head of Year (Year 7 students), Head of House (Year 8-11 students)
If you would like to see the School Nurse or Youth Worker, please speak to your Form Tutor or a member of staff you trust in order for a referral to be made. Alternatively, if you do not wish to discuss your concerns with a member of staff, there are lots of links below which contain useful advice.
Health and wellbeing links for students
Centre 33 (counselling support your students) 01223 316488
Children’s Legal Centre 01206 873820
Childline (24 hour helpline for children) 0800 1111 (free)
Forced Marriage Unit (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) 020 7008 0151
Honour Network (helpline for victims of forced marriage& honour-based violence) 0800 5999247
Hopeline UK (prevention of young suicide) 0870 170 4000
NSPCC 0808 800 5000 (free)
NSPCC (Text phone for deaf and hearing impaired) 0800 056 0566
NSPCC (Asian child protection helpline) 0800 096 7729
Samaritans 08457 909090
Stars: Bereavement Support Services for the Young in Cambridgeshire 01223 863511
Prevention of young suicide UK – PAPYRUS: www.papyrus-uk.org
ChildLine spotlight report on suicide: www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/research-and-resources/on-the-edge-childline-spotlight/
Helpful Websites
Bereaved young people – website for bereaved young people provide by CRUSE – www.hopeagain.org.uk
Frank- drugs information- www.talktofrank.com
Stars: Bereavement Support Services for the Young in Cambridgeshire – http://www.talktostars.org.uk/
CRUSE – promotes and supports well-being of bereaved – http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
Bullying
Beatbullying – www.beatbullying.co.uk
Cambridgeshire Local Safeguarding Children Board – www.cambslscb.org.uk
Peterborough Safeguarding Children Board – www.peterboroughlscb.org.uk
Parent and family support
Carers of family, partners or friends – www.carers.org and http://www.youngcarers.net/
Childline – www.childline.org.uk
Children’s Legal Centre – concerned with law and policy affecting children and young – http://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/
Child Sexual Exploitation
Barnardos – www.barnardos.org
Domestic Violence
Support for children and young people living with domestic violence www.thehideout.org.uk
Teenage Relationship Abuse – http://thisisabuse.direct.gov.uk/
Drinksense – support for young people and families with alcohol related problems – www.drinksense.org
Drugs and Alcohol Service – Cambridgeshire Adolescent Substance Use Service (CASUS) – www.cambsdaat.org
Eating Disorders – Beating eating disorders – www.b-eat.co.uk
Female Genital Mutilation – NSPCC 24 hour helpline – contact anonymously on 0800 028 3550 or email fgmhelp@nspcc.org.uk.
Forced Marriage Unit – Foreign & Commonwealth Office – www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/things-go-wrong/forced-marriage
Internet safety
Think U Know – Internet, mobile phone and technology safety for children – www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre – protecting children from sexual abuse and making the internet a safer place – www.ceop.gov.uk
Kidsmart – internet safety website – www.kidsmart.org.uk
Kidscape – preventing bullying and child abuse – www.kidscape.org.uk
Mental Health
Young Minds – charity committed to improving mental health of children and young people – http://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Health and Wellbeing
www.thesite.org.uk (Key Stage 4)
www.madlyinlove.org.uk (Key stage 4)
NSPCC – www.nspcc.org.uk
For children and young people www.childline.org.uk & www.worriedneed2talk.org.uk
Samaritans – confidential emotional support 24 hours per day – www.samaritans.org.uk
Self Harm
Site for young people – www.selfharm.org.uk (Key Stage 4)
HOPElineUK – prevention of young suicide – 0870 170 4000 – www.papyrus-uk.org
Sexual Health
CCard scheme – www.ccardcambs.com
Integrated contraception and sexual health service for Cambridgeshire www.icash.nhs.uk