Mental Health

Mental Health Awareness Week – 9-13 February 2026

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we have the following events in school


 

Webinars for parents and carers:

Understanding Anxiety

This webinar supports children and young people learn new strategies to help manage their worries and anxiety

Mental Health Support Team – Understanding anxiety (parents)

Understanding Neurodiversity

A short webinar to help you learn practical ways to support neurodiverse children and young people

Neurodiversity and mental health webinar

Understanding Low mood

A short, practical webinar to help you support a young person experiencing low mood.

Mental Health Support Team, low mood webinar

Therapeutic skills for behaviour webinar

A practical webinar to build your confidence in responding to challenging behaviour

Mental Health Support Team, parent led therapeutic skills for behaviour webinar

Understanding Emotional Regulation webinar

A webinar to help spot the signs that a young person may need support and how to look after yourself

Understanding emotional regulation webinar

Parent wellbeing

A webinar to help you understand why its important to look after and support your own wellbeing

Parent wellbeing webinar

Sleep Hygiene

A webinar to help you understand why sleep is important and some tips on a good routine

Sleep hygiene webinar for parents


 

Mental Health A-Z

Anger

 

Anxiety

 

Bereavement

 

Disordered eating

 

LGBTQIA+

 

Mind and Body

 

Neurodivergence – ASD/ADHD

 

Positive Parenting

 

Preparing for adulthood

 

School Avoidance

 

Self-care

 

Social Media

 

Stress

 

Tics and Tourettes

 

Understanding Treatment Options

 

Signposting subsection

 

Helpline Subsection

Child Helpline International – Child Helpline International – Every Child Has a Voice. No child should be left unheard.

Merseyside Police – Contact 101

NHS – Contact 111

Urgent mental health support: Mersey Care 24hr Mental Health Crisis Line – Contact 08000511508

Children and Adolescent 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Response Team – Mersey Care service available 24 hours a day –  Contact 01744415640

A&E Department Whiston Hospital – People who are in Mental Health crisis or they have self-harmed and need physical care – Contact  0151 426 1600

St. Helens Mind – Help for young people and families – Contact – 07912 059881

Carers Trust – Am I Young Carer? – Contact – 01744 677279

Childline – children’s text and call service – Contact 0800 1111

Frank – Service specialising in drug misuse – Text 82111 and call 03001236600

Samaritans – Children or Parents who are struggling to cope – Contact 03300945717

The Youth Service – Contact 01744675574

Drug and Alcohol support – Youth Justice Service – Teen Advice Zone – SHOUT – Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258

Free and confidential 24/7 text mental health service – Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Team (YPDAAT) – Young people or parents/carers confidential drug and alcohol team – Contact 01744 675 605

BEAT – confidential Youthline on 0808 801 0711 from 12pm – 8pm during the week, and 4pm – 8pm on weekends and bank holidays, or send an email to fyp@beateatingdisorders.org.uk and receive a response within 24 hours. Calls are completely free.

Over the Rainbow – Social support group for LGBTQIA+ young people. Contact – 01744 457243

Child Bereavement UK – One to one support for children and young people, social group for young people. Contact 01928577164

Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) – Child protection – Contact Embrace on 03456099960

Teenage Advice Zone (TAZ) – Sexual health clinic for young people – Contact 01744627465

 

Referral

Mersey Care Parent Referral Form – Referral Form – Talking therapies.

Listening Ear Parent Referral Form – Refer – Listening Ear Merseyside – Listening service.

Barnardo’s Resilience Team Parent Referral Form – Resilience Service Referral Form | Barnardo’s – Resilience and self-esteem.

Think Wellbeing St. Helens Referral service – Contact 01744415650 – Counselling and group workshops.

 

 

 

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