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Health and Well-being and staying safe
Our Health and Well-being is really important. When we're not feeling our best, everything seems that much more difficult to deal with. The health and well-being page hosts links to web sites, charities and organisations all there to support children and young people with any difficulties they are going through.
So whether you want to find out about what mental health conditions are, or you want to find someone to talk to about your wellbeing then explore some of these fantastic resources:
THERE'S SOMEONE WHO CARES
Click on the sun to find out why
the mouse feels a whole lot better after
talking to Mole.
Who could you speak to if you're not
happy or you are feeling anxious and
worried - look carefully at the posters
in the video and take a look below!
DONT HIDE YOUR MIND TALK ABOUT IT
Barnet has just launched a large-scale Mental Health and Wellbeing Campaign for children and young people across the borough.
The campaign was co-produced by children and young people from conception to creation. The group of local young people are aged between 13 and 21. Young people were involved in focus groups to scripting, from filming and creating graphics to marketing plans for the launch event. The strapline - Don’t Hide Your Mind - Talk About It, sums up the aim of the campaign.
Click on the YouTube link below to watch the: Don't Hide Your Mind campaign video:
Follow the TRELLO link to find further resources to help support you and your mental health:
Childline
Telephone: 0800 1111
Childline is a counselling service for parents, children and young people. It also offers multilingual services to South Asian communities living in the UK. Languages include: Bengali/Sylheti, Gujurati, Hindi, Punjab, Urdu, and English.
Help and advice is free and confidential.
Click on childline to access the website
Barnet Youth
Our Barnet Youth Team have put together some interesting free resources that help you to think about health and well-being:
Barnet 0-19 Early Help Service - Healthy Resources - Healthy Resources (barnetyouth.uk)
Barnet 0-19 Early Help Service - Advice & Support - Advice & Support (barnetyouth.uk)
Click on the image to access Barnet Youth Homepage
BICS
BICS provides supportive mental health services to children, young people and families in the borough. If you live in Barnet and are struggling with social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties, BICS might be able to help.
Visit the website for more information
Support Line: 07926 085 495 (9am-5pm)
Email: BICS@barnet.gov.uk
Click on Family Friendly Barnet to access BICS
KOOTH
Kooth is a free online support for young people delivered by qualified counsellors via a chat based services.
Click on Kooth to access the website
Young Minds
Young minds is the UK's leading charity committed to improving emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people and empowering their parents and carers.
Click on the mind to access the website
Muslim Youth Helpline
0808 808 2008 freephone
Offers support to young Muslims in distress. Email support, helpline and online internet counselling.
Click on myh to access the website
Unitas Youth Zone
Unitas is an independent charity and purpose-built youth centre for Barnet’s young people aged 8 to 19, and up to 25 for those with additional needs. Our fantastic facilities are available at the nominal cost of £5 a year and 50p per visit.
We support North London’s young people with three things they deserve and need; somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to.
Click on the image to access the website
Therapy for Black Girls
Therapy for Black girls is an online space dedicated to encouraging the
mental wellness of Black women and girls.
Click on the image to access the website
(Contributed by an EHE parent)
Barnet Libraries Health and Wellbeing - READ WELL
It is even more important than ever to ensure that you take care of your mental health.
Reading Well gives practical information to help develop strategies to improve their overall health and wellbeing. The books are recommended by health professionals. Self-help books can be very effective when read on their own or when used with prescribed medication, counselling or therapy.
You can borrow the books via our Select and Collect service or from our eBook or eAudiobook collections.
There are 5 Reading Well schemes which Barnet libraries take part in:
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Reading Well for Children
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Shelf help for Young People's mental health.
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Reading Well for mental health.
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Reading Well books on prescriptions for Dementia
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Reading Well for long term conditions.
Click on the Image to access the Barnet Libraries website:
