Supporting your Young Person’s Wellbeing

Anti-Social Behaviour in our Local Community

Exploitation

Wellbeing Evening 08.10.24

Mental Health and Wellbeing Support: 

• Home - Kooth 

• Togetherall 

• Mental health | NHS inform 

• Sleep Action | UK’s Oldest Sleep Charity | Formerly Sleep Scotland 

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) 

• YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds 

• See Me | End Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination | End Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination 

• HOME - Four Pillars – support for LGBT+ community 

• Home - LGBT Youth Scotland 

• Prevent Suicide Northeast Scotland - App and Website 

• Papyrus UK Suicide Prevention | Prevention of Young Suicide 

• National charity helping people with Anxiety - Anxiety UK 

• Penumbra Mental Health 

• OCD Action 

• OCD-UK | A national OCD charity, run by, and for people with lived experience of OCD 

• Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen 

• SAMH 

• The UK's Eating Disorder Charity - Beat 

Family/Social Work Support:

• Children First support line: 08000 282233 

• Children First webchat: www.childrenfirst.org.uk  

• Aberdeenshire out of hours social work support: 03456 08 12 06 (5pm – 9am week days and all weekend) 

• Social Work Support if concerned about a child or young person: 01467 537111 

• Portlethen Children and Families Duty Social Work: 01467 537111 

• Grampian Women’s Aid: https://www.grampian-womens-aid.com/; 01224 593381; info@grampian-womens-aid.com  

• Home - Rape Crisis Grampian 

Parents of Neurodiverse Young People: 

• ADHD Foundation The Neurodiversity Charity 

• Home – Educational Psychology home page, Aberdeenshire 

• Family support 

Support for young carers and care experienced young people:

• Home - Who Cares? Scotland 

• The Promise Scotland | Transforming how Scotland cares for children, families, and care-experienced adults 

• Aberdeenshire Carers - VSA 

• Young Carers – Young Scot 

Online Safety and Exploitation: 

• Homepage - UK Safer Internet Centre 

• CEOP Education 

• Library | The National College a range of resources for parents/carers 

• Keeping children safe online | NSPCC 

• Online Behaviour & Safety | Parent Club 

• Fearless: Anonymous Reporting for a Safer Community | Crimestoppers 

• How to get your child set up safely on their first device | EE Learn 

• National Online Safety | Keeping Children Safe Online in Education 

• Parent Hub - Parents.Ygam 

• Parents and Carers - UK Safer Internet Centre 

• Keep Children Safe Online: Information, Advice, Support - Internet Matters 

• Support for parents and carers to keep children safe online - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

Alcohol and Drugs: 

• Drug addiction: getting help - NHS 

• Easy access to drug and alcohol services - Aberdeenshire Council 

• Home - Alcoholics Anonymous Great Britain 

• Honest information about drugs | FRANK 

• Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation 

• Alcohol Services - Alcohol & Drugs Action 

Exam and study stress: 

• https://young.scot/get-informed/national/five-tips-on-looking-after-yourself-during-exams 

• https://young.scot/get-informed/national/how-you-can-survive-the-stress-of-exams 

• https://www.studentminds.org.uk/examstress.html 

• https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/feelings-and-symptoms/exam-stress/  

• https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/coping-with-exam-stress/ 

• https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/school-college-and-work/school-college/exam-stress/ 

• https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/your-stories/14-ways-to-beat-exam-stress/