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Mental Health & Wellbeing
Promoting positive mental health and emotional wellbeing throughout our school community is an vital part of our school ethos.
We endeavor to create an open culture around the discussion of mental health and wellbeing, to empower our children, parents and staff to be able to recognise, understand and regulate their emotions (as well as recognising and understanding the emotions of others.).
Useful Documents
Our commitment to supporting positive Mental Health at St. Paul's.
Throughout school, we use Zones of Regulation to support children in identifying their emotions and help them to learn strategies to cope when they are feeling certain emotions. It is important that children are taught that it is natural to feel all emotions, and that that there is no 'right' way to feel.
Deuteronomy 31:8
“He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Our Senior Mental Health Lead is Mrs Laura Evans
We have two staff trained in Mental Health First Aid -
Mrs Jen Ferretti & Mrs Jan Pooler
What is mental health?
We are proud to be working with the Reflexions service to identify, discuss and plan for our children's mental health and emotional wellbeing needs. Reflexions work with children and young people who may need support with:
- low mood
- exam stress
- problems with sleep
- low self esteem
- anxiety.
They also have Specialist Education Mental Health Practitioners who are trained to see children and young people for more complex and high intensity treatment
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Mental Health Links
The links on this page signpost you to guidance and information on how to support your child's mental health and wellbeing. There are also links to support for adult mental health.
Click on the icons to access useful links:
Anna Freud Mentally Healthy Schools
Mentally Healthy Schools brings together quality-assured mental health resources, information & advice for schools and further education settings in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Information and advice
This guide explores the impacts of worry and anxiety on children, and offers advice on how to support young people struggling with these experiences.
Expert advice on how to impress the importance of physical wellbeing on children and young people.
Looking after a child or young persons' mental health
NHS Talking Therapies
Talking Therapies services are based across the country offering brief psychological therapy services to adults for common mental health concerns such as low mood, anxiety, stress and depression.
The service in Wolverhampton is available to anyone aged 16 and over with a GP in the Wolverhampton area, and anyone can self-refer through the webpage – https://www.wolverhamptontalkingtherapies.nhs.uk/ or the contact details listed on the attached.
See below a poster and flyer with further information.
The NHS England page can help find the local service for anyone who may have a GP in other areas - https://www.nhs.uk/.../find-an-nhs-talking-therapies-service
