Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School

www.childline.org.uk - Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call us on 0800 1111, talk to a counsellor online, send Childline an email or post on the message boards.

kooth.com - Free, safe and anonymous online support for young people

stem4.org.uk - stem4 is a charity that supports positive mental health in teenagers. Information on mental health, mental health apps and education.

The Mix - Freephone 08088084994. Mental health advice and support for anyone under 25.

Rehad4Addiction - Resources and information about addiction and mental health

Young Minds - Coping with exam stress

Anti Bullying Ambassadors

Childnet — Online safety for young people

Moodspark - A space for young people to help navigate and learn about emotions

Kent and Medway Mental Health Support Teams

Self-harm prevention and advice

General

General Resources

East Area Directory of Support Services

Guide to Mental Health Support

Kent School Health

www.actionforhappiness.org - Action for Happiness helps people take action for a happier and more caring world.

www.annafreud.org - Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families is a children's charity dedicated to providing training & support for child mental health services.

www.mind.org.uk - Offers an excellent range of materials on all aspects of mental health

www.mentalhealth.org.uk - Our mission is to help people understand, protect and sustain their mental health

www.kent.gov.uk - Release the pressure, don't suffer in silence

Domestic abuse - Kent County Council

Safeguarding

Safeguarding Resources

SWGfL - Harmful Sexual Behaviour Support Service

Early Help (support for families) - Kent County Council

NSPCC | The UK children's charity | NSPCC

Home - Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership (kscmp.org.uk)

Toolbox | Childline

Apps

Useful Apps

www.moodtools.org - app that helps combat depression with 6 evidence-based tools.

Kent and Medway Mental Health Service Instagram

Shout 85258 - the UK's first free, confidential, 24/7 text support service

TABLE OF MOBILE APPS TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH

Name	Description	Cost	Platform
Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Anxiety United	A social network to share experiences and gain information and advice, with a free resource centre.	Free	Android
Beat Panic	Aims to help the user to calm and control breathing when experiencing panic. Guides the user through panic attacks and high anxiety.	79p	iOS
Hear and Now: Breathe for Stress & Anxiety Relief	Uses biometric feedback to measure the effect of stress on the body. Users follow guided deep breathing exercises and learn to control stress	Free	iOS
SAM – Self-help for Anxiety Management	Self-help methods for tracking and controlling worry, anxiety and associated unpleasant physical sensations. If they wish, users can share how they feel with others using the app.	Free	iOS Android
Stress Tips	Advice in the form of audio clips, from people who have also experienced stress and anxiety.	69p	iOS Android
Stop Panic & Anxiety	Focuses on Panic Disorder and controlling panic to relieve the fear of panic and panic attacks.	Free	Android
Dealing with a Crisis
Depression CBT Self Help Guide	Screening test for depression, relaxation audios, a diary, articles and CBT suggestions	Free	Android
MindShift	Helps the user to identify and plan for situations that cause anxiety. Includes detailed information on perfectionism, worry, test and performance anxiety, social fears and panic.	Free	iOS Android
MoodTools	Questionnaire, videos on guided meditations, soothing sounds and TED talks focusing on aspects of depression. A comprehensive section on thought records and how to make them. Section on developing a safety plan.	Free	iOS Android
Toxic Thinking	A clear strategy: recognising the symptoms, knowing what action to take and knowing who to involve.	Free	iOS Android
Mood Tracker	A website/app which lets users track moods and sleep patterns helping to manage depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder.	Free but in-app Products £1.99 per item	Android
Dealing with a crisis
Wellmind	An NHS app. Advice and tips on how to improve mental health and wellbeing. Functions to help monitor moods, get crisis help and use relaxation audio tracks.	Free	iOS Android
What's Up	Immediate ways to manage anxiety. Includes a catastrophe scale to put problems into perspective and forums to talk with others. There is a personal section to track how you feel by keeping a diary, a positive habits and negative record.	Free	iOS Android
Recovery Record	An app for those recovering from eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, obsessive eating disorder, binge eating disorder and compulsive eating disorder.	Free	iOS Android
Calm harm	For young people who are self-harming, four strategies: Distract - combat the urge by learning self-control; Comfort - care rather than harm; Express - get feelings out in a different way; Release - safe alternatives to self-injury.	Free	iOS Android
Stay Alive App	Quick access to UK national crisis support helplines for those who are having thoughts of suicide or those who are concerned about someone else. Includes a mini-safety plan that can be filled out by a person considering suicide A LifeBox to which the user can upload photos from their phone reminding them of their reasons to stay alive Strategies for staying safe from suicide How to help a person thinking about suicide Suicide myth-busting Research-based reasons for living		iOS Android

Wellbeing

We know that wellbeing can affect attendance, so please find a link to our attendance page.

We have collated below a list of useful resources on external websites to assist with Wellbeing and Mental Health

Parents

Students

General

Safeguarding

Apps

Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Dealing with a Crisis

Dealing with a crisis