Mental Health and Wellbeing | Grassmoor Primary School

What is Mental Health and Wellbeing Support/Early Help?

At Grassmoor Primary School, we understand that from time-to-time family life can have its complications and sometimes families may need some extra help. To support and advise you at such times we have an Early Help Offer.

We believe that by working together we can better support children and families. Sometimes, families need support from a wide range of agencies or people such as health services, housing services, family support workers, social workers and local police.

As a school, we may be able to signpost a range of services to support families beyond the educational setting.

Early Help services aim to provide advice and/or intervene where there is evidence of emerging needs and to make sure that appropriate plans are in put in place. This will require families to work with school staff and possibly other agencies.

What can we help with?

A wide range of issues such as: boundary setting, domestic abuse, mental health issues, housing concerns, financial worries and debts, morning routines, poor sleep habits, hygiene difficulties, managing screen time, bereavement and loss, cyber bullying - in fact, any concerns which you are worried about and that might be having a negative impact on your child.

How does it work?

A member of our team can complete an Early help assessment with the family which will either be shared with the relevant supportive agencies or simply kept on record at school. Once the support has been identified, we will organise regular meetings where we will review the actions from the assessment and identify new actions if needed. Actions could be for school, for the family or anyone else involved. The meetings will continue for as long as the support is needed.

Who are the team?

Miss Louise Lowe - Family Support Manager & Deputy DSL
Mrs Emma Shaw - Child Support Manager, Deputy DSL & Attendance Officer
Mrs Sharon James - Headteacher & DSL

What are the next steps?

If you think your family might benefit from Early Help, please speak to any of the people listed above, contact us on 01246 850349 or email sharon.james@grassmoor.derbyshire.sch.uk

Useful Links:

Derbyshire Directory for Families - The community directory is for children, young people and their families to search for a wide range of services and support on offer.

Derby & Derbyshire Emotional Health & Wellbeing - This emotional health and wellbeing signposting website for Derby and Derbyshire contains local and national links and resources updated regularly. You can use the search bar with key words or browse the sections.

Family Support

Family and Child services – Support for families and Early Help https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social-health/children-and-families/support-for-families/support-for-families-and-early-help.aspx

Sure Start centre, Alice’s View – 0-5 parental and child support centre. https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/getting-help/community-support-near-you-infolink/sure-start-childrens-centre-north-wingfield

Cost of living:

Citizens advice help with debt, benefits, housing, access to grants and other support https://www.citizensadvicederbyshiredistricts.org.uk/

Help with cost of living, benefits etc. https://www.turn2us.org.uk/ and https://www.duwc.org.uk/

Derbyshire Law Centre – Rent debt, housing repair support, assistance with private landlord disputes https://derbyshirelawcentre.org.uk/

Access to information on free school meals, Healthy start vouchers, Childcare, holiday activities and links to more support services. https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/community/cost-of-living/cost-of-living.aspx

Derbyshire Discretionary fund – to access emergency funds https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social-health/adult-care-and-wellbeing/benefits-debt-and-legal-matters/derbyshire-discretionary-fund/derbyshire-discretionary-fund-ddf.aspx

Grassmoor Methodist Church Food Cabin - weekly food parcels for £3 and community lunch for £3. 1 Chapel Rd, Grassmoor, Chesterfield S42 5EL. Contact them on 07731 532166

Tupton food bank. Link to their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Tuptonfoodbank/

Clay Cross food bank. https://claycross.foodbank.org.uk/

Mental health:

Derbyshire NHS, mental health support service and helpline. Anyone aged 16+ https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/services/helpline-and-support-service

Talking Mental Health Derbyshire – 1-2-1 Talking therapy that is IAPT and NHS approved. https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/services/talking-mental-health-derbyshire

Action for Children – Build sound minds. For 0-17 year old struggling with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. https://services.actionforchildren.org.uk/derbyshire/build-sound-minds/

Young Minds. Advice and support for young people affected by mental health. Includes a parent helpline https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

Quell – Online counselling and support for parents and carers of young people https://www.qwell.io/

Kooth – Online counselling and support for children and young people. Able to download as an app. https://www.kooth.com/

Trent PTS – Psychological counselling services. https://www.trentpts.co.uk/

Beat – Information and advice for anyone affected by an eating disorder https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

Bereavement:

Counselling and support for anyone feeling overwhelmed with bereavement https://www.cruse.org.uk/

Winstons Wish – Giving hope to children and families who are grieving https://www.winstonswish.org/

Additional links supplied by NHS Trust. Covers support links for loss of a child, neonatal & still birth, SIDs, support for parents who have lost a partner. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/support-and-services/losing-your-partner-or-child-in-pregnancy/

Domestic abuse

Elm Foundation – Support for Adults and children and young people. https://www.theelmfoundation.org.uk/

Refuge https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

Women’s Aid https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/

Sleep issues

National sleep helpline – speak to trained sleep advisors 03303 530 541

The Sleep charity - https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/

Substance and Alcohol misuse

Derbyshire Recovery Partnership - https://www.derbyshirerecoverypartnership.co.uk/

Derbyshire Alcohol Advice Service - https://daas.uk.com/

Support for children (up to age 19) and young people who misuse alcohol and drugs https://www.changegrowlive.org/young-peoples-service-derbyshire/info

Space for you https://services.actionforchildren.org.uk/derbyshire/space-4-u/

Autism

https://www.derbyshireautismservices.org/ Offer a lot of community support and events for families and carers. There is a small monthly fee as it is a charity.

https://www.autisminformationservice.org.uk/ Offer guidance and information relating to services for those living with ASD and their families.

Other helpful services and links:

https://www.camhsnorthderbyshire.nhs.uk/workshopparentcarers workshops to parents and carers so you can learn new skills and strategies to support your children and young people. ASD, sleep, anxiety, behaviour management, self-harm are some the current topics being covered within these workshops.

https://derbyshirecarers.co.uk/young-carers-service Young carers for children and young people age 5-17.5 who support parents and carers who live with disability of any nature, mental health problems & who misuse drug or alcohol.

Grassmoor Primary School’s Social, Emotional and Mental Health Whole School Provision Map

Child-Friendly Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Policy (For Parents/Carers and Children)