Emotional Health and Wellbeing
Just like everyone has a body, everyone has mental health. It’s not just about mental illness. Good mental health and wellbeing is key part of keeping children safe, helping them develop and having positive outcomes as they enter adulthood.
We understand how schools provide a wonderful opportunity to promote positive mental health and emotional wellbeing, helping to prevent mental health problems and identifying and supporting children who experience emotional difficulties.
Here at Linthwaite Clough, we think it’s just as important that our pupils and staff develop and maintain good mental health, as well as physical health. In school, we have a trained Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA), who works to support the emotional needs of our pupils in school. There is a referral process for accessing this support.
This area of the website provides links to high quality information and guidance on mental health and wellbeing. Follow the links below to support your children and look after your own mental wellbeing. We encourage parents and pupils with any concerns to speak to a member of staff.
What is mental health?
Emotional wellbeing can be described as:
“A positive state of mind and body, feeling safe and able to cope, with a sense of connection with people, communities and the wider environment.”
How do we promote a mentally healthy environment in our school?
Promoting our school values of being brave, bold and brilliant, and encouraging children to reflect on what these mean for them, building traits like resilience and self-confidence
Encouraging a sense of belonging to a school and the wider community
Promoting pupil voice and opportunities to participate in decision-making
Celebrating academic and non-academic achievements
Plenty of opportunities to get bodies moving and healthy, within the PE curriculum and through play
Access to appropriate support that meets their needs
Weekly Forest school Sessions for targeted children
Resources for families
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Childline
A free helpline for children, staffed by qualified counsellors. Call for free, or chat online 1-2-1.
Helpline: 0800 1111
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Parenting Smart from Place2Be
Parenting advice from our child mental health experts at Place2Be. Practical tips to support children’s wellbeing and behaviour.
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Young Minds Parents Helpline
Charity offering information, resources and a free confidential helpline for any adult who has concerns about the mental health of a child or young person. 0808802554
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Kirklees Local Offer
Information, services and activities for young people 0-25 with Special Educational needs and Disabilities (SEND)
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The Anxious Child
A booklet for parents wanting to know more about anxiety in children and young people. Produced by The Mental Health Foundation
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Night Owls
Night OWLS is a confidential support line for children and young people in crisis. Helping them and their parents and carers.
The service is available 8pm – 8am every day.
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Kirklees Keep in Mind
Kirklees Keep in Mind helps young people in Kirklees access timely support to improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
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Kirklees mental health card
A poster signposting the many sources of help and support in Kirklees. It includes help for those experiencing low mood, stress, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts, and support to help you stay mentally well.
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Northorpe Hall
Local charity supporting children and young people. A range of support for families including online courses.
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Anna Freud
A leading charity who work to transform children and families' mental health. Their website includes resources for children and young people, families, schools, colleges and nurseries.
Worried about a child?
Find out about how we keep children safe and what to do if you have any concerns about the safety of one of our pupils, whether in or outside of school.