Emotional Wellbeing Hub
Wokingham Borough Council has launched a new emotional wellbeing hub for children and young people living in the borough aged 0 – 19 years. It provides free support and advice and acts as a central point of contact for young people, families, and professionals to access mental health services.
Website
www.wokingham.gov.uk/emotional-wellbeing-hubKooth – Your online mental wellbeing community
Providing free, safe and anonymous support, Kooth can provide online counselling and emotional well-being support for young people aged 11-18 years (up to 19th birthday).
Website
www.kooth.comBrighter Futures for Children
Brighter futures For Children is a local non-profit organisation aimed at helping children and young people have a happy, healthy and successful life. They help families with a whole range of issues including social care, early help & prevention and education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.
Phone
0118 937 3641
Website
www.brighterfuturesforchildren.org
Email
info@BrighterFuturesforChildren.orgARC Information and Counselling Service
ARC Information and Counselling Service is a free and confidential counselling service supporting children, young people and adults when they are struggling to cope with a life changing situation or emotional problem.
For an ARC-funded set of counselling sessions located at Brookside Group Practice, please contact the ARC office on office@arcweb.org.
Website
www.arcweb.org.ukTime To Talk
Time To Talk is a free confidential counselling service available to all young people in West Berkshire aged 13-19, up to 25 years for young people with additional needs.
Phone
01635 760331
Website
www.t2twb.orgMen ACWY vaccine
Teenagers and “fresher” students going to university for the first time are advised to have a vaccination to prevent meningitis and septicaemia, which can be deadly.
Website
NHS UK: MbenACWY vaccineCAMHS – NHS’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
This site is full of helpful resources for young people, carers and professionals to help them manage mental health and well-being issues.
Website
www.camhs-resources.co.ukMyTutor
Useful tips and advice for parents to help their teens overcome body image issues, academic anxiety, peer pressure and cyberbullying, including links to other important teen mental health resources – all of which can be helpful in these uncertain times.
Website
MyTutor: A guide for teen mental healthHPV Vaccine
A guide to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme.
Leaflet
HPV Leaflet (PDF)
Website
NHS UK: HPV InformationHere4Youth
Here4Youth Wokingham is a young person’s alcohol and drug service for anyone up to the age of 18 living in Wokingham.
Website
www.cranstoun.org/h4y-wokinghamChlamydia Screening Programme
What is chlamydia? How do you get it? W40hy is it a big deal? What are the symptoms? What if I’m pregnant? What is the Chlamydia screen?
Website
NHS UK: Chlamydia
If you feel you want confidential advice locally visit Sexual Health ServiceChildren and Young people with additional needs
Children and young people with special needs and disabilities are now able to access a range of help and support available locally.
The following links provide more information and support.
Websites
Wokingham Gov: Local Offer
Reading Gov: Local OfferSelf-Harm – A Guide For Parents & Carers
A guide has been developed from talking to parents and carers of young people and is aimed at helping them cope when a young person is self-harming. It includes information on the nature and causes of self-harm, how to support a young person and what help is available.
Leaflet
Self-harm: Advice from the West Berkshire Emotional Health AcademyFurther resources
Drugs advice
www.talktofrank.com
Bullying
www.bullying.co.uk
Contraception
www.tht.org.ukMental health resources
Website
www.no5.org.uk
Website
www.research.reading.ac.uk/andy
Website
www.stillthehunger.co.uk