Kooth
What is Kooth used for?
Kooth offers emotional and mental health support for children and young people aged between 11 and 24 years of age.
Young people using Kooth, have access to qualified online counsellors seven days a week who will provide counselling, through a chat-based messaging service or via drop-in or pre-booked sessions.
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School Nurses are qualified registered nurses or midwives with specialist training and experience in public health for children, young people and families.
They offer a range of services
- Promoting healthy lifestyles
- Provide health assessments
- Health screening, such hearing tests and as the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) completed in Reception and Year 6
- Supporting pupils with long term health conditions or disabilities such as asthma, diabetes or epilepsy
- Primary school, secondary school and community drop-in’s
- Working with schools, children and young people to address smoking, alcohol or drugs.
- Support to parents and carers providing advice on specific issues such as bedwetting or healthy eating
- Protection of vulnerable children to improve their health outcomes
- Signposting and access to other service
0-19 Healthy Child newsletter
Bee U is the emotional health and wellbeing service for people, up to the age of 25, living in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.
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Telford Mind are a local mental health charity, supporting Adults who are experiencing mental health problems or emotional distress.
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PODS is a parent carer/peer led charity with staff and volunteers who have the relevant ‘real life’ experience to support families who have a child with a disability or additional need (aged 0 – 25 years). Parent participation is at the heart of the forum, as parent carers can pinpoint problems frequently experienced by families with disabled children.
Click here to become a member of PODS
Involving and supporting families who have a child or young person (aged between 0-25) that has a disability or addition needs.
The support available is for health, education and social care.
PODS facilitate groups and activities, including a befriending scheme to support families in Telford.
For further information visit:-
Family Connect Telford
Families, carers and professionals can access comprehensive local information via this website relating to the needs of children aged 0-19 years old or to 24 years old for those with a disability.
If you would like further information in relation to an adult, please visit www.telford.gov.uk/asc
At Family Connect we know that some families may need some extra help and support for a variety of reasons such as following:
- Concerns about a child’s welfare visit our website :- Child protection Information - Family Connect (familyconnecttelford.co.uk)
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Support for a child with a disability visit our website www.telfordsend.org.uk
- Live Well Telford – Telford’s all age online community directory https://livewell.telford.gov.uk
Alternatively call 01952 385385
For further information visit:-
https://www.familyconnecttelford.co.uk
Mental Health Service Directory
This Mental Health Service Directory has brought together services in Telford & Wrekin that are available to support children and young people aged 0-25 with their mental health and wellbeing.
The provisions vary from drop in support services that can be accessed directly by families, community support via charities and organisations through to training courses that are available for professionals working in schools. Some services listed are highly specialised.
The directory is broken down into two sections. The first section details services that can be accessed directly by families, young people and schools. The second section provides information about provision available to schools only.
When your sibling is different then that experience can be very different from those around you. It can be a scary and lonely place to be and the prospect of being a lifelong carer, is not something most adults would not find easy.
Therefore we have made it a priority to ensure that siblings have access to support and to a peer group that understands. With the opportunity to share with others the high and lows, the skills and strategies they may need to equip to be successful and understand that their special sibling make them special too but most of all to ensure they can relax and have fun. Social Sibs meet once a month in all three locations that we work in. Any sibling aged 7 years + can access any session, at any time.
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Welcome to our Family Hubs
Telford & Wrekin Family Hubs provide a range of services for children, young people and their families. A selection of our services are :
- Parenting Family Support within the home;
- Breastfeeding support;
- Antenatal support;
- Information and advice on a range of subjects for children and families;
- An opportunity for you and your children to meet new friends
FamilyHub Form Register here.
Oakengates Drop In - Wednesday's Term Time from 5th November
Parenting
All families need support from time to time to help their children and young people thrive, whether it comes from family, friends or professionals. Our ambition is for every family in our borough to receive the right help, at the right time.
To register your interest and to book a space, please click on the link below.
https://forms.office.com/e/feJHngYAqF
Parenting Together
Is a 4-week interactive online programme that is ran live by the Family Hubs team, that you can access in the comfort of your own home. We offer mornings, afternoons and evenings.
Week One: Parental Wellbeing, Family Scripts, Understanding Behavior as Communication
Week Two: Building Secure Attachment, Fostering Positive Relationships and Emotional Regulation
Week Three: Setting Boundaries, Exploring Consequences and Promoting Positive Parenting
Week Four: Keeping Children Safe - Online, Offline and in the Community
Upcoming start dates
Tuesday 21st October for 4 weeks 12:30-14:30
Tuesday 18th November for 4 weeks 18:30-20:30
To register your interest and to book a space, please click on the link below.
https://forms.office.com/e/sBrYnfYiBv
Wellbeing Apps
This is a collection of apps that are designed to support young people, adults and families with their mental health and well-being.
Some of these do need a paid subscription to use them.
For further information visit:-
https://www.camhs-resources.co.uk/apps-1
THRIVE Telford
Thrive Telford supports local people in Telford and Wrekin with housing, wellbeing and finance needs.
By sharing resources in an open and transparent manner to ensure that they provide the best possible service to local people.
For further information visit:-
https://www.inspire2thrive.co.uk
Young Minds
Young Minds are a mental health charity for children, young people and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need.
For further information visit:-
STARS
We provide a free, confidential, and easy to access service for anyone needing support for their alcohol or drug use living in Telford and Wrekin.
At Telford STaRS we believe individuals are capable of changing their lives for the better.
We are committed to helping you do this by providing high quality, caring, evidence-based services.
If you are concerned and looking for some advice or support then please call us or refer yourself online.
For further information visit:-
Children's Autism Hub
Children's Autism Hub
Our Children’s Autism Hub is available to children and young people aged 0-18, and their families, who have a formal diagnosis of Autism.
For individuals that have other needs, for example, a learning disability, the Autism Hub will provide support in respect of their Autism. Our hub is based at Hazledine House in Telford Town Centre.
- Giving helpful, relevant advice, information and signposting
- Providing workshops where young people and families can receive support in a group setting
- Supporting parents to plan and implement strategies within the ASD care plan
- Facilitating group support for children and young people and their parents/carers
Adults Autism Hub
Telford Adult’s Autism Hubs main aim is to enable individuals to better understand their autistic identity. This can be an individual seeking an assessment or general support. It can also be other agencies and businesses wanting to be better placed to meet the needs of Telford’s neurodiversity community. We work with adults registered with a GP in Telford and Wrekin. Our Hub is based at Hazledine House in Telford Town Centre.
Telford Adult’s Autism Hub provides:
- A first point of contact for an adult autism assessments (18+);
- Social opportunities for people identifying as autistic;
- Information and training;
- 1 to 1 advice and guidance;
- Autism champion training;
- Friday peer support drop in.
