Mortimer Primary School has strong links with the NHS Healthy Minds Team. Our school’s therapist is called Lisa Rattray, who has written the introduction below.
Lisa also runs workshops for parents once a year as well as attending our Reception welcome meeting to introduce both herself and how she can help families and children in our school.
“I’m Lisa, an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) in the NHS Healthy Minds Team. As a team, we provide a free and confidential service to support common mental health difficulties including worry, anxiety and low mood. We provide 1-1 and group support to children, young people and families. Often this is in school, however we also provide telephone, online and clinic-based support. We also provide general mental health support to school, such as lessons, assemblies and workshops. We aim to help children and young people at the earliest possible stage, in order to support children, young people and families to develop skills and promote positive wellbeing and reduce the risk of further distress.”
For any further information about Healthy Minds, please visit their website.
Kooth
XenZone would like to provide you with information on our free online counselling and support service, Kooth, which is now available in South Tyneside for young people aged 10-25 years.
Accredited by the BACP and a trusted delivery partner of the NHS, Kooth is a transformational digital mental health support service for young people.
As a service, fully commissioned by South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group in South Tyneside, Kooth.com is a safe, confidential and non-stigmatising way for young people aged 10-25 years to receive advice, support and easy access to an online community of peers and a team of experienced counsellors.
The service is staffed by fully trained and qualified counsellors who are available until 10pm each night, 365 days per year. Kooth provides a much needed out of hours’ service, making it a powerful early-intervention/prevention and treatment resource which young people are keen to use. More than 95% of end of session questionnaires show young people would recommend Kooth to a friend.
Kooth provides young people with instant access to emotional and wellbeing advice incorporating self-help articles and online tools such as a mood tracker, as well as professional online therapy and pre-moderated peer-to-peer forums. On Kooth, young people can learn effective coping strategies to manage day to day life and with no thresholds, Kooth is easily accessible for all young people to use.
If you require any further information, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] and you can also find further information on our website: https://xenzone.com/kooth/
There is a new service within the Authority called Qwell (www.qwell.io). Qwell is a free, safe and anonymous mental health and wellbeing service for adults. There are no waiting lists, no referrals and no thresholds required to access the service, which is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and delivered by Kooth plc, the UK’s largest digital mental health provider.
Crest
CREST, which stands for Compact for Race Equality in South Tyneside, is a user-led registered charity dedicated to promoting racial equality and social justice. They work to improve the social and economic position of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities, primarily in South Tyneside. CREST achieves this by offering culturally sensitive support, information, advice, and guidance, helping beneficiaries gain access to education, training, and employment, thereby raising aspirations and ensuring their voices are heard within the wider community.
What’s on at Crest?
https://www.crest.uk.com/whats-on/
Click to access MH-FLYER-PDF.pdf
Start Your Health Journey with a better u
Are you looking to make positive changes for a healthier and happier life?
The local programme, formerly known as Change4Life South Tyneside, has evolved into a better u.
This new approach to self-care is designed to help South Tyneside residents improve both their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
The service can help you with:
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Making healthier food choices and eating well.
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Finding ways to be more physically active.
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Cutting back on alcohol and stopping smoking.
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Managing mental and emotional wellbeing.
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Getting support for long-term health conditions.
For local support, resources, and information on the 12-week lifestyle programme, visit the South Tyneside a better u website.
You can also access a wealth of national tools and advice for the whole family, including recipes, healthy food swaps, and fun activity ideas, via the NHS Healthier Families website (the new home of Change4Life).
Keeping Our Teeth Healthy
You can find information on oral health from the NHS choices website and on the Government’s website.
Bereavement
At Mortimer Primary School we know that bereavements affect children in many different ways. If you have sadly experienced a bereavement and feel as though your child needs some additional support please get in touch with either your child’s class teacher or Mrs. Peacock, Wellbeing Lead.
As well as numerous books and resources we can loan you, South Tyneside’s Emotional Resilience Team have a fantastic team of professionals and following a referral from the school may be able to help and or provide advice and guidance too.
Bereavement activities to support your child
Additional bereavement activities to support your child
