Safeguarding and Wellbeing Information and Support
Mental Health Support: Hub of Hope
Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database. It is provided by a national mental health charity, and it brings local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support and services together in one place. You can search the support locally available by entering your postcode.
LMaS A to Z of Services
Child Exploitation Service Directory Leeds
LMaSignposting
Beat Eating Disorder
CEOP
Chat Health
To access a counsellor, they are there to listen and support you with anything you’d like to talk about. Or you can have a 1-2- counselling chat online. You can discuss anything you like from a disclosure of pregnancy, being a victim of bullying, feeling low and struggling with sleep patterns; to mental health issues, or general low mood.
Website: https://www.childline.org.uk/
Telephone: 0800 1111
Ask Sam – through a message board facility
Text ‘Shout’ for support on 85258.
Contact Childline with SignVideo for children with hearing disabilities. Sign Video lets you contact through a BSL interpreter anytime from Mon-Friday, 9am -8pm. Saturdays, 9am-1pm
Childline
Childnet has produced a Parent and Carer Toolkit which is a collection of three resources designed to help you talk to your child about their online life, manage boundaries around family internet use and point you in the direction of where to get further help and support.
Website: https://www.childnet.com/
Childnet
Child Bereavement UK work to provide support to families of children who have lost a loved one.
Website: https://www.childbereavementuk.org/
Telephone: 0800 02 888 40
Email: [email protected]
Live chat is available via the website
Child Bereavement UK
This is a service which offers support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies. They provide tips to help yourself, or as a parent; how you can support your child. There are video links which explain the grieving process so children/ adults understand each stage of grief.
Website: https://www.cruse.org.uk/
Telephone: 08088081677
Cruse
The National Domestic and Abuse Helpline is for women and children who are exposed to domestic violence. This allows you the option to seek help, support and advice. In an emergency, please call 999
Website: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/
24 – hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline 08082000247
Domestic Violence
For help and advice regarding the safeguarding of children.
Website: https://www.leedsscp.org.uk/
Telephone: 0113 3760336
Duty and Advice
Kooth is a service which provides support with well-being and resilience. Kooth is a web based confidential support service available to 11-18 year olds who are going through a hard time. Kooth provides a safe and secure means of accessing mental health and well-being support. This is designed specifically for young people.
Website: http://www.kooth.com/
Visit kooth.com and sign up for the text based conversation with a qualified counsellor. Counsellors are available from 12 noon to 10pm on a weekday and 6pm to 10pm at weekends.
Kooth
The Leeds Domestic Violence Service provide women and men with choices from a range of community based services, including temporary supported housing, IDVA(independent domestic violence advocate)support, community outreach support, a telephone helpline, drop-ins and support groups.
Website: http://www.ldvs.uk/
24 – hour helpline: 0113 2460401
Email: [email protected]
Leeds Domestic Violence Service
Mental Health
The NHS website offers a range of supportive material and resources from medical professionals. This includes audio narrations, for example, on managing stress, sleep patterns, coping strategies for managing anxiety. Advice can also be sought in terms of any medical issues which arise.
If a young person is at crisis point please take straight to Accident and Emergency at Leeds General Infirmary.
Website: https://www.nhs.uk//
Go to: 111.nhs.uk
Call 111
Accident and emergency at Leeds General Infirmary
NHS
This provides a useful resources for parents /carers on social networks, apps. This site also supports with online safety
Website: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Telephone: 08088005000
Under 18 contact number: 08001111
Email: [email protected]
If you’re worried about a child, even if you’re unsure, contact our professional counsellors for help, advice and support.
NSPCC
Parent Zone
Well-being activities and ideas for families to complete. Counselling services. Place2Be works in partnership with Shout a 24/7 text messaging service to support anyone in crisis, anytime, anywhere.
Website: https://www.place2be.org.uk/
Email: [email protected]
Text ‘Shout’ for support on 85258
Place2Be
If parents feel that their child has been exposed or have any concerns about radicalisation, parents can also come direct to the Prevent team
Website: www.leeds.gov.uk/prevent
Telephone: 0113 5350810
Email: [email protected]
Prevent Team
Encourages children and adults to talk about their own mental health needs and provides top tips for managing mental health during crisis.
Website: http://www.samaritans.org/
Telephone: 116123 (24 hours a day, 365 days a year)
Email: [email protected]
Samaritans
Stop Hate UK
The Proud Trust
Parents and carers can find online safety tips, advice and resources to help children and young people stay safe online.
Website: http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/
The UK Safer Internet Center
This is an educational programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline for different age groups and supports parents.
Website: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
THINKUKNOW
Use the police to seek for advice regarding an issue which is concerning about the young people.
Website: https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/
In a non-emergency: 101
In an emergency: 999
West Yorkshire Police
Text Young Minds Crisis Messenger, for free 24/7 support across the UK if you are experiencing a mental health crisis. It also provides support and guidance for parents/carers to help support their children with managing their mental health.
Website: http://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Telephone: 0808-802-5544
Text ‘YM’ to: 85258
Young Minds