Castle Primary School

Supporting your child's Wellbeing 

WHAT WE CAN DO ...

At Castle, we are able to take a number of routes to support your child’s mental heath and wellbeing.

If you have a concern about your child, please contact the office to arrange to speak to Mrs Bright (Pastoral Lead) or Mrs Marriott (SENCO/Assistant Head).

Mrs Bright and Mrs Marriott are able to refer you and your child to a range of services including the Mental Health Support Team who are based on site at Castle.

For more information about the service please follow this link: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/camhs/banes/mhst/

WHAT YOU CAN DO ...

In the meantime, there are a number of things you can do while you wait to speak to a member of the school team.

Here are some links to a range of helpful websites and resources for supporting your child’s mental health and wellbeing:

The Anna Freud centre, support for parents and families- https://www.annafreud.org/

Shout, a texting service responded to 24 hours a day. Text 85258 - https://giveusashout.org/

Kooth, an online mental health support site - https://www.kooth.com/

Happy Maps, an online signposting resource, giving links and numbers for a range of services tailored to specific age and mental health concern - https://happymaps.co.uk/

Nip in the bud, films explaining a range of different mental health issues - https://nipinthebud.org/

Young Minds, an online support service for children, parents and professionals - https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

HarmLESS, self-harm and suicide prevention - https://harmless.org.uk/

Boys in mind, a mental health charity dedicated to removing the stigma of poor mental health in males - https://boysinmind.co.uk/

IN AN EMERGENCY

If your child needs urgent support for their mental health and this cannot wait, please call 999 or take your child to A & E at your local hospital.