Dickens Heath Community Primary School
Enabling every child to be the best version of themselves
Wellbeing and mental health
At Dickens Heath Community Primary School, we are committed to supporting the mental health and well-being of our pupils and staff. We aim to be supportive, caring and respectful and encourage our pupils to be open so that they can have their voice heard.
We recognise that everyone experiences different life challenges, and that each of us may need help to cope with them sometimes.
We understand that anyone and everyone may need additional emotional support. At Dickens Heath, positive mental health is everybody’s responsibility – we all have a role to play.
Please refer to our Mental Health Strategy to see our whole school approach to supporting children and refer to our PSHE curriculum within the curriculum section of our website to see how we actively seek to promote positive mental health and wellbeing and develop strategies, vocabulary and knowledge progressively across school.
If you have any concerns about how your child is coping or need any other support from the school, please let us know by contacting the school office at office@dickens-heath.solihull.sch.uk and a member of staff will get back to you.
Below are some links that you may find helpful to support your child's wellbeing and promote positive mental health.
Mental Health
- Good Mental Well-being During Isolation
- Supporting Children's Mental Health
- Supporting Children's Mental Health
- https://www.kooth.com/
- https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/self-care/
- https://youngminds.org.uk/
- https://www.minded.org.uk/
- https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
- https://www.childline.org.uk/
- https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
- https://www.samaritans.org/
- https://www.giveusashout.org
Local Mental Health Support
Ordinary Magic - supporting the emotional wellbeing of children, young people, and families through play therapy, school reintegration, SEND advocacy, and community drop-ins:
https://ordinarymagic.co.uk/
https://www.forwardthinkingbirmingham.org.uk/
https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/our-services/children-young-people-services/
Bereavement
https://www.winstonswish.org/
https://www.childbereavementuk.org/supporting-bereaved-children-and-young-people
Educational Psychology Solihull
Social Media and Internet Safety