Webinar Series
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How to Have Constructive Conversations about School and Support Revision |
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This is a video of our webinar on the safe and healthy use of social media. We explore the risks young people face from online group chats and inappropriate content sharing to pressures from social media trends and offer practical advice for parents to support and guide their children online. |
Hosted by Salli Cohn, our Mental Health Lead, this session offers guidance on how parents and carers can support young people struggling with mental health challenges. |
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Supporting Parents and Carers: Drug & Alcohol Awareness WebinarWe understand that conversations about drugs and alcohol can be challenging for parents and carers. To support families, APS recently hosted a webinar in partnership with the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation, providing expert guidance on these important topics. The session offers valuable insights into current trends in drug and alcohol use and practical advice on how to start open, informed discussions with young people. |
Papyrus UK
Paryrus is a charity that campaigns for and supports young people and their families with issues around suicide. They provide confidential support and advice to young people struggling with thoughts of suicide, and anyone worried about a young person through their helpline:
Hopeline - 0800 068 4141
https://papyrus-uk.org
CALM
Campaign Against Living Miserably.
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK.
London Helpline - 0808 802 5858
https://www.thecalmzone.net
Young Minds
YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity championing the wellbeing and mental health of young people.
YoungMinds champions children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing across the UK. Driven by their experience YoungMinds creates change so that children and young people can cope with life’s adversities, find help when needed and succeed in life.
Parents' Helpline - 080 8802 5544
https://youngminds.org.uk
Would you like to chat through your worries with another parent, who has personal experience of a child with mental health problems?
Chat with a parent through Young Minds' Parent to Parent Service
YM Parent to Parent is a new telephone listening service providing emotional support to parents and carers with concerns about their child's mental health and behaviour. It provides a vital opportunity for your voice to be heard, share your current difficulties, or simply offload.
APS Guide to Well-being
At Alexandra Park School we aim to look after all of our students academically, emotionally and socially; keeping minds and bodies healthy.
We are aware that students feel the pressure of modern society and need support in a variety of ways. The APS Guide to Well-Being is intended to provide students, parents, carers, family and friends with some easy ways to maintain all-round well being; mentally, physically and by eating well.
Exam wellbeing guide
Exam wellbeing guide - Poster
ParentInfo
View all articles at ParentInfo; lots of useful digital resources provided by CEOP and ParentZone.
Conversations 4 Change
If you and your family are struggling to cope and need some practical support to move things forward, help is at hand.
Families can face challenges with a range of issues and Haringey's Early Help service can offer advice and guidance as well as practical, hands-on support, with a whole family approach.
Download the Conversations 4 Change flyer
Visit the Conversations 4 Change website
Choices
There are many great community organisations and other services in Haringey to support emotional wellbeing.
CHOICES engage with these local organisations to provide you with a range of opportunities depending on your needs and your interests.
Download the CHOICES flyer
Visit the CHOICES website
Strengthening families Parent Programme
Haringey early help and perevention service and Coleridge Primary school are delivering Strengthening Families & communities Parent Programme.
See Flyers for more information.