BrooksideTeenagers
Emotional Wellbeing Hub
Wokingham Borough Council has launched a new emotional wellbeing hub for children and young people living in the borough aged 0 – 19 years. It provides free support and advice and acts as a central point of contact for young people, families, and professionals to access mental health services.
For more details please visit: www.wokingham.gov.uk/emotional-wellbeing-hub
Brighter Futures for Children
Brighter futures For Children is a local non-profit organisation aimed at helping children and young people have a happy, healthy and successful life. They help families with a whole range of issues including social care, early help & prevention and education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.
Facebook: @BFfCChild
Twitter: @BFfC_Child
Telephone: 0118 937 3641
Website: www.brighterfuturesforchildren.org
Little Blue Book of Sunshine
A booklet with help and advice for teenagers struggling with mental health.
Website: www.berkshirewestccg.nhs.uk
ARC Information and Counselling Service
ARC Information and Counselling Service is a free and confidential counselling service supporting children, young people and adults when they are struggling to cope with a life changing situation or emotional problem.
For an ARC-funded set of counselling sessions located at Brookside Group Practice, please contact the ARC office on office@arcweb.org
Website: arcweb.org.uk
Kooth - Your online mental wellbeing community
Providing free, safe and anonymous support, Kooth can provide online counselling and emotional well-being support for young people aged 11-18 years (up to 19th birthday)
Website: www.kooth.com
Watch: www.kooth.com/video
Men ACWY vaccine
Teenagers and “fresher” students going to university for the first time are advised to have a vaccination to prevent meningitis and septicaemia, which can be deadly.
Website: NHS UK: MenACWY vaccine
Time To Talk
Time To Talk is a free confidential counselling service available to all young people in West Berkshire aged 13-19, up to 25 years for young people with additional needs.
Telephone: 01635 760331
Website: www.t2twb.org
MyTutor
Useful tips and advice for parents to help their teens overcome body image issues, academic anxiety, peer pressure and cyberbullying, including links to other important teen mental health resources – all of which can be helpful in these uncertain times.
CAMHS – NHS's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
This site is full of helpful resources for young people, carers and professionals to help them manage mental health and well-being issues.
Website: www.camhs-resources.co.uk
Here4Youth
Here4Youth Wokingham is a young person’s alcohol and drug service for anyone up to the age of 18 living in Wokingham.
Website: www.cranstoun.org/h4y-wokingham
HPV Vaccine
A guide to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme
Leaflet: HPV Leaflet
Website: NHS UK: HPV Information
Children and Young people with additional needs
Children and young people with special needs and disabilities are now able to access a range of help and support available locally.
The following links provide more information and support.
Website: Wokingham Gov: Local Offer
Website: Reading Gov: Local Offer
Chlamydia Screening Programme
What is chlamydia? How do you get it? W40hy is it a big deal? What are the symptoms? What if I’m pregnant? What is the Chlamydia screen?
Website: NHS UK: Chlamydia
If you feel you want confidential advice locally visit www.safesexberkshire.nhs.uk
Self-Harm - A Guide For Parents & Carers
A guide has been developed from talking to parents and carers of young people and is aimed at helping them cope when a young person is self-harming. It includes information on the nature and causes of self-harm, how to support a young person and what help is available.
Leaflet: Coping with self-harm A Guide for Parents and Carers
Further Resources
Eating well: www.teenweightwise.com
Drugs advice: www.talktofrank.com
Bullying: www.bullying.co.uk
Contraception: www.tht.org.uk
Mental Health Resources:
Local options for mental health support for under 16s
Website: www.no5.org.uk
Website: www.research.reading.ac.uk/andy
Website: www.stillthehunger.co.uk