Safeguarding & Wellbeing Hub
Safeguarding
To contact the Safeguaring Team, please email safeguarding@westhatch.net
Important Numbers:
- Essex Social Care - 0345 603 7627
- Redbridge Social Care - 020 8708 3885
- The Prevent Line - 0800 789321
- The Essex LADO Duty Line - 03330139797
Wellbeing Hub
Welcome to our Wellbeing Hub, with a range of useful resources and advice, which we will update regularly.
Here is a link to our online worry/incident reporting box: tinyurl.com/WestHatchWB
You can use this to inform the school of any worries that you currently have.
This could be issues with peers, anxiety, stress concerns and anything that you feel we can help you with at school. You can also use this to report incidents of bullying or other concerns that you have.
General Support
Referral to West Hatch Counselling
Helplines for support over the Summer break
Redbridge: Victims of Domestic Abuse
Wellbeing and Mindfulness Support
| Your online mental wellbeing community. Free, safe and anonymous support. | www.kooth.com | |
| The Essex Wellbeing | Service Supporting families in Essex to live healthy and socially connected lives. | www.essexwellbeingservice.co.uk |
| Childline | Talk to a counsellor online, send an email or post on the message boards. | www.childline.org.uk |
| Barnados | Offering practical and emotional support to children and young people. | www.barnardos.org.uk |
| Shout | Free, confidential 24/7 text support service to help if you-re struggling to cope and need mental health support. | giveusashout.org |
| Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families | Emotional support with feelings and mental health for teens, young people and families. | www.annafreud.org |
| Action for Children | Supporting children and young people with emotional care and support. | www.actionforchildren.org.uk |
Addiction
Anger
Anti-Bullying
| Ditch the Label | Is one of the UK’s largest and most ambitious anti-bullying charities. | www.ditchthelabel.org |
Anxiety
| Mind Shift App | Helps teens and young people you cope with anxiety | anxietycanada.com/resources/mindshift-cbt/ |
Grief & Loss
| CRUSE Bereavement Support | Grief can be overwhelming-you don’t have to deal with it alone. | www.cruse.org.uk |
LGBTQIA+
Loneliness & Isolation
Online Safety
Online Safety: Cyber Aware, NSPCC, National Online Safety, UK Safer Internet Centre and Thinkuknow
| Childnet | Staying safe online. | www.childnet.com |
| Report Remove | A tool to help parents and carers of anyone under 18 remove nude images of themselves from the internet. | tinyurl.com/CLReportRemove |
| Essex Police | 'Sort Your Settings' and stay safe online | www.essex.police.uk/SortYourSettings |
Self-Harm
Mental Health Foundation: Self-harm
| Calm Harm App | Calm Harm provides tasks to help you resist the urge to self-harm. | calmharm.co.uk |
Sleep and Healthy Eating
Stress and Relaxation
Suicide
Suicide: Helping identify someone who feels suicidal
| Stay Alive App | Useful information to help you stay safe if you are having thoughts of suicide or concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide. | www.stayalive.app |
| Papyrus | Prevention of young suicide | www.papyrus-uk.org |
Timetables, Planning and Organisation
Activities and Games
Open Culture: Courses, books, movies, lectures and more
Visit The British Museum or some of the worlds best galleries and museums
See the Pandas, Penguins, Lions, Tigers and Koala's at Edinburgh Zoo
Have a game of chess or Sudoku online
Learn Origami, develop your digital skills or study a course online with Future Learn or OpenLearn
Useful Websites and Apps
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Kooth |
Your online mental wellbeing community. Free, safe and anonymous support. |
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Ditch the Label |
Is one of the UK’s largest and most ambitious anti-bullying charities. |
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The Essex Wellbeing |
Service Supporting families in Essex to live healthy and socially connected lives. |
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Childline |
Talk to a counsellor online, send an email or post on the message boards. |
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Barnados |
Offering practical and emotional support to children and young people. |
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Shout |
Free, confidential 24/7 text support service to help if you-re struggling to cope and need mental health support. |
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CRUSE Bereavement Suport |
Grief can be overwhelming-you don’t have to deal with it alone. |
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NACOA |
Helping children with parents who have issues with alcohol. |
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Calm Harm App |
Calm Harm provides tasks to help you resist the urge to self-harm. |
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Mind Shift App |
Helps teens and young people you cope with anxiety |
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Stay Alive App |
Useful information to help you stay safe if you are having thoughts of suicide or concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide. |
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Calm App |
To aid with sleep and mindfulness meditation. |
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Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families |
Emotional support with feelings and mental health for teens, young people and families. |
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BECOME |
Help, support and advice to children in care and young care leavers. |
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Action for Children |
Supporting children and young people with emotional care and support. |
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Carers Trust |
Support for carers, including Young Carers. |
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Childnet |
Staying safe online. |
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Report Remove |
A tool to help parents and carers of anyone under 18 remove nude images of themselves from the internet. |
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Young Minds |
Whether you want to understand more about how you're feeling and find ways to feel better, or you want to support someone. |
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Reporting in school using the worry/incident link. |
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Children1st |
LGBT+ Information and support |
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Papyrus |
Prevention of young suicide |
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| Essex Police | 'Sort Your Settings' and stay safe online | www.essex.police.uk/SortYourSettings |
SEN Resources
'SPECIAL NEEDS AND ME' - My life with a Special Needs brother : Items & Links we've found helpful:
Supporting young autistic people with mental health | YoungMinds
A quick guide to ADHD | Resources | YoungMinds
ADHD and Mental Health | Get support | YoungMinds
Autism and Mental Health | Signs & Symptoms of Autism | YoungMinds
We have a dedicated Young Carers page on our website, with a range of resources and advice. Please click below to access the 'West Hatch Young Carers' page.
West Hatch Young Carers
What is a Young Carer? A young carer is someone aged 18 and under who cares for a friend or family member who, due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction, cannot cope without their support. Older young carers (18-25) are also known as young adult carers and they may have different support needs to you…
