The following websites are useful for anyone interested in finding out more about staying safe or to access help. Please note all link to external websites and Nightingale Community Academy is not responsible for the content.
If you require additional support or information, please contact the school and we will be happy to help.
Free phone number: 0800 1111 National organisation offering online support and telephone support to young people in distress.
Top Tip: If you do not get along with the person you speak to over the phone, hang up and re-dial- they don’t mind.
Call free any time, from any phone on 116 123. The Samaritans is a national organisation which offers 24 hour telephone and face to face emotional support to people in distress. Their website offers useful information about a range of mental health issues.
Young Minds promotes good mental health for young people. The website has a wealth of information about different mental health issues which affect young people, including a range of information and leaflets which can be downloaded.
Staying safe online is very important. See the SMART poster for some advice on this.
National drugs helpline for advice, information and support about drugs, 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week.
Kidscape provides a website with information and a helpline for parents who are worried about their children being bullied.
Royal College of Psychiatrists website has information pages to view online and 36 fact sheets available, covering issues around growing up, parental mental illness and mental health difficulties within adolescence. This includes Mind Ed, which is a free e-learning resource to help adults to identify and understand children and young people with mental health issues.
Alcohol Change UK is a leading charity formed from the merger of Alcohol Concern and Alcohol Research UK
Beat Eating Disorders are the UK’s eating disorder charity. Founded in 1989 as the Eating Disorders Association, their mission is to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders.
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