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Worried or Feeling Anxious
You can email worried@theferrers.org and someone from the safeguarding team will help you.
‘Take care of yourself ’
Health & Well-being Support Menu
Service | Information/Support Offered | Contact details |
CAMHS Live | Support with feelings of Depression, Anxiety, Self-harming, Suicidal thoughts, Stressed | |
Young Minds | Crisis Messenger | text YM to 85258 |
The Samaritans | Whatever you’re going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We’re here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. | |
Shout | Can help with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, relationship problems, bullying or if you’re feeling overwhelmed. | Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 https://giveusashout.org/ |
We Mind & Kelly Matters | Immediate support for mental health and suicidal thoughts. Access to online chat function and a self-referral service from a local charity. | |
The Mix | Under 25s. 2pm – 11pm Sun – to Fri | 0808 808 4994 / Text THEMIX: 85258 |
Ask Norman | Young person one stop shop for advice and support | |
Childline | Online, on the phone help about all areas of concern. Web site is full of useful information | 0800 1111 www.childline.org.uk |
LGBT Foundation | LGBT Foundation provide a wide range of support services to lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. | |
Service 6 | self-refer for counselling or self-help around self-harm, sexuality, anger management, bullying and Online Safety | www.servicesix.co.uk 01933 277520/ 01933 273746 |
Sexual Health | Emergency contraception, STI’s, Advice | School Nurse text 07507 329 600 (8am – 4:30pm Monday – Friday all year round) |
VOICE | victim of theft, robbery, attacks, abuse, violence, harassment, or stalking? | 0300 3031965 |
CIRV | In a Gang and want out? Know someone else who needs help getting out of gang related activity? | call 24/7 on 07539183975 |
NGAGE/ Aquarius | Need help with Drug & Alcohol abuse? NGAGE with Aquarius is an early intervention drug and alcohol service for young people aged 10-18 in Northamptonshire. | |
Young Minds | Resource library dull of useful toolkits, publications, reports and policy information about children and young peoples’ mental health. | |
STEM | Supporting teenage mental health | |
NHS | For your mind, for your body – support for all areas | |
Rushden Mind/Crisis Cafe | Support at the Crisis Café | |
Rehab for Addiction (drugs & alcohol) | A local service offering information and guidance on dealing with addiction. | https://www.rehab4addiction.co.uk/country-wide/drug-alcohol-rehab-northampton |
Reporting Sexual & Street Harassment | Northamptonshire Police App FLARE to report street and sexual harassment. | |
Young Carer Support | If you are a young carer you can find out about help, support, advice and guidance here. In school speak to Mrs Odell in Brunel House Office. |
Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Service
Teen Mental Health – A Guide for Parents
Apps to download for self-help.
App | Helps you with |
Calm Harm (part of STEM) | help you to resist or manage the urge to self-harm and can help to reduce anxiety. |
Clear Fear (part of STEM) | Clear Fear is a free app to help children and young people manage the symptoms of anxiety. |
Combined Minds (part of STEM) | Combined Minds is a free app to help families and friends provide mental health support. |
What’s Up | Use the positive and negative habit tracker to maintain your good habits |
Mind Shift | Mind Shift stresses the importance of changing how you think about anxiety. Think of this app as the cheerleader in your pocket, encouraging you to take charge of your life, ride out intense emotions, and face challenging situations. |
Happify | The Happify app is your fast-track to a good mood. Try various engaging games, activity suggestions, gratitude prompts and more to train your brain as if it were a muscle, to overcome negative thoughts. |
Local Foodbanks
Local Foodbanks and Services
East Northants Community Services (ENCS) | As a charity, they provide support to those who are facing challenges, such as homelessness, addiction, poverty, food crisis and we also signpost to other service and support where possible. https://encs.org.uk/about/ |
Rushden & Higham Foodbank | 19-21 Church Street Rushden NN10 0QX |
Thrapston Foodbank thrapstonfoodbank@gmail.com | Thrapston Baptist Church St Pauls Gardens Thrapston NN14 4FE 07907 343373 Tuesday, 1pm to 3:30pm |
Asda Café | Offering £1.00 for U16s meals for £1.00 till the new year |
Coping Strategies (Core Studies)
Relaxation | Controlled breathing and progressive muscle relaxation (examples below): Rectangular Breathing – using windows, doors, picture etc. Breathe in and out deeply as your eyes follow the rectangle.Box Breathing – breathe in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4.7-11 Breathing – in for 7, out for 11, or as long as you can manage. The outbreath is your friend when stressed, or not feeling stressed. It brings oxygen to your heart and brain, which we need more than ever when under pressure.Mindfulness Colouring – colouring a picture / number colouring book. |
Thinking about something good | Example: sit and draw a picture about a time when you were on holiday. What were you doing? What could you see?Who were you with? What were you wearing?What could you smell? |
Leaving a Situation | Leaving the room and coming back later |
Talking to Someone | Talking to someone, including assertiveness and seeking advice and support |
Mental Games | Practice mental games to shift your attention (2-3 minutes): Alphabet games (naming someone famous for each pair of initials: AB, BC, CDCategory games naming as many categories within 2 minutes (vegetables, flavour of ice creams etc).Memory games naming all the teachers in the school Rhyming games; listing as many rhyming words within 2 minutes |