Every Life Matters is delivering FREE online training for parents on the following Mental Health topics: Mental Health Awareness Safety Planning Self Harm Alertness Suicide Alertness Suicide Awareness Suicide First Aid Supporting Children’s Mental Health Follow the link here: https://cumbriasafeguardingchildren.co.uk/training/parentalmentalhealthadditionalonlinetraining.asp
It can be difficult for parents and carers to recognise when a child or young adult is struggling with a mental illness. This guide, developed by Kooth’s clinical team, will help you better understand and be aware of the warning signs of mental illness in young people as well as signposting you to organisations that […]
Family Action is a charity committed to building stronger families by providing practical, emotional and financial support. The local Carlisle group has put together this introductory presentation for young people aged 11-19 about the services they offer: Y7UP Assembly FamilyLine is a free service available to support adult family members on all aspects of family […]
We are absolutely thrilled that William Howard School was announced as a Golden Apple Award winner at the glittering awards evening yesterday. Mrs Mothersdale and Mrs Swan were there to be presented with the winning trophy for the Health and Wellbeing category, awarded for their innovative approach to student support during lockdown. As well as […]
Our wellbeing theme for June is “Be Mindful”. The video below explains every day mindfulness: To find out more, visit What is mindfulness? – Mindfulness for Students Here’s a short video about the science behind mindfulness: Do you ever feel like your mind can be like a snow globe? All shaken up with thoughts falling […]
This week is national Mental Health Awareness Week and the focus is how connecting with nature can support our wellbeing.
Mental Health Awareness Week is coming up soon; from 10 to 15 May. The theme of the week is ‘Connecting with Nature’ which links with our month’s wellbeing focus: ‘Valuing our Place’. Connecting with nature is about building a relationship with nature by noticing and becoming sensitive to the environment around us. This has benefits […]
The theme of our Wellbeing Briefings this month is ‘Valuing our Place’, which corresponds nicely with Earth Day taking place on Thursday, 22 April. The Earth’s resources are not limitless and by doing our bit we can feel good about the difference we can make to improve the lives of our families in the future. Every […]
A new Mental Health support team from Barnardo’s are working with schools in Carlisle. A member of the team will be based at WHS one day a week to support students with their emotional wellbeing. If any student would like help and advice or just a chat, please contact your Student Manager to arrange a […]
Carlisle Eden Mind’s “Coaching in Mind” is an individualised, guided, wellbeing support service for young people aged 14-18 years who are experiencing mild to moderate anxiety. The service blends both online therapeutic and psychoeducation programs, and one to one personal coaching from Carlisle Eden Mind. Referrals are made through school, so please contact your […]
