If a child, parent or carer is feeling worried and wants to talk to someone please contact the safeguarding team on dsl@dmpa-tkat.org and someone will get back to you.
Kent Resilience Hub: website linked to Headstart.
A resilience hub for parents and young people age 10+. Support and help around resilience and emotional wellbeing. A place to increase your understanding and awareness, find approaches and tools or navigate your way to appropriate support and services.
https://kentresiliencehub.org.uk/
Mood Spark: For young people only (age 10+) where they can learn to look after their emotional and mental health and find ways to help them bounce back when life gets tough.
Every Mind Matters: Mental health and wellbeing website for both adults and young people.
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
Young Minds: Mental health and wellbeing website for both adults and young people.
Beat Eating Disorders: Support around eating disorders in young people.
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
Kooth: Online mental health support/counselling for children 10+.
Barnardos: will speak to young people and children over the phone; they will help you to put a plan together to help you.
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/see-hear-respond/self-referral
Kent Resilience Hub: Website linked to Headstart.
A resilience hub for parents and young people age 10+. Support and help around resilience and emotional wellbeing. A place to increase your understanding and awareness, find approaches and tools or navigate your way to appropriate support and services.
https://kentresiliencehub.org.uk/
Rethink: Help and support for those affected by mental health - for young people and adults.
Every Mind Matters: Mental health and wellbeing website for both adults and young people.
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
Heads Together: Aims to break down the stigma of mental health by raising the profile and allowing people to see ‘it is ok to not be ok’.
Support around mental health and wellbeing. Lead to the creation of Mentally Healthy Schools.
https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/
Happy Maps: Advice and support for parents and young people around various mental health and wellbeing issues.
CAHMS: This site was created for young people, carers and professionals to group together helpful resources from across the internet that are available to help support your mental health and wellbeing.
https://www.camhs-resources.co.uk
Fegans: Free resources for our school community and families via the Fegans Family Hub. It has articles from Fegan’s therapists, parenting tips from their parenting team and a link to a forum to have any mental health and parenting questions answered.
They have also created a free 'Parenting in a Pandemic' animated course for families who need extra support.