Parent and Community Wellbeing Hub
Hello, come on in! How can we help?
The links below will guide you through the vast array of resources and support available to you, but please remember we are here to help in person too! Speak to your child's form tutor in the first instance and they can help put you in touch with the relevant contacts.
HCC Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners workshops
Looking for some parenting guidance? These FREE workshops will offer some great support. Follow the link above to visit their website and book a space.
Useful Websites
Feel free to browse all links below - as also shared on our Student Wellbeing page.
If you are under 18 and look after someone who is ill, disabled or uses drugs or alcohol, then you are a young carer.
Remember you are not alone – Carers in Hertfordshire is here to support you.
A young carer is someone under the age of 18 who does things that would normally be done by an adult. Often, this means you do jobs to help a family member meet their daily needs. The person you support might have a physical disability, long term illness or mental illness or ill-health. They could misuse drugs or alcohol.
You might do tasks such as cooking meals, going shopping or making sure someone takes their medicine. Or you may give someone emotional support.
#Shout
giveusashout.org | 24/7 mental health text service | Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 (it’s free)
All messages are confidential and anonymous
Hub of Hope
hubofhope.co.uk | There is always hope…. Tick the box that says ‘only display young persons support’ enter your postcode and then click on the area you wish to find help with….anxiety, panic attacks, depression, the list is endless.
Young Minds
youngminds.org.uk | 0808 802 5544 (weekdays 9.30 - 4pm)
Young Minds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people
Services for Young People Welwyn Hatfield
Supporting young people age 13 to 17 in Welwyn Hatfield with emotional wellbeing and mental health as well as keeping safe and healthy relationships. Find out how you can make lifestyle changes and learn techniques to boost your emotional wellbeing, confidence and self-esteem or are you struggling with low mood and anxiety? Covers a range of help and advice including writing a C.V.
Tel: 01992 588220, text: 07860 065173
email:sfyp.welwynhatfield@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Welwyn: Block A, Oaklands College, AL8 6AH
Hatfield: Breaks Manor, Link Drive, AL10 8TP
Tuesdays wellbeing group 3.15 – 5.15, other groups Thursdays and Fridays
Local Mental Health Crisis Team
NHS service providing 24-hour advice and support for you, your child, your parent or someone you care for.
www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
0800 644 4101 | Help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
You’ll speak to a professional in your local NHS mental health service, They can discuss your current mental health needs and provide access to further support if needed. Calls to NHS mental health helplines are free.
Childline
www.childline.org.uk | 0800 1111
A counselling service for parents, children and young people.
STEM4 - Supporting Teenage Mental Health
Stem4.org.uk | Email: enquiries@stem4.org.uk
Stem4 aims to improve teenage mental health by stemming commonly occurring mental health issues at an early stage. It covers self-esteem, eating disorders, anxiety, depression and self-harm offering information on each. It provides useful apps too.
Alumnia
selfharm.co.uk | FREE on-line self harm support for 11 to 19 year olds
Offers a free, online 7 week course for young people struggling with self-harm. The courses are run by friendly, trained counsellors and volunteer youth workers. You don’t need an adult to refer you or sign you up, and no-one will see or hear you during the sessions – you’ll just join in via the chatbox. We want to help you to find your next steps towards recovery, wherever you are on your journey.
Samaritans
Samaritans.org | For immediate help call 116 123 (24 hours a day)
Samaritans is a confidential emotional support service for anyone in the UK and Ireland. The service is available for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
