Safeguarding Resources

Please see below for a range of resources to support parents around the issues of mental health and wellbeing:

Young Minds support for parents/helpline

• Young Minds helpline

Childline

• Advice for dealing with coronavirus anxiety in children

Coronavirus explained to children

• This video takes care of explaining the virus to children

Save the Children

• 7 Simple Tips on How to Talk to Kids About the Coronavirus

Action for Children

• Free, confidential support on any aspect of parenting

NHS

• Information about the virus
• Handwashing song

Call the Parents Helpline

Call us for free Mon-Fri from 9.30am to 4pm – available in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

0808 802 5544

Counselling for Social Change

This usually low-cost counselling service is offering free 30 minute drop-in online or phone sessions with trained counsellors.

Take me to free support

Anna Freud

Calls may be recorded for monitoring or training purposes

• Self-Care
• Advice

Childrens Commissioner

• Coronavirus information

Man Down Cornwall

• Website support

Wellread

WellRead is a chat bot activity designed to help parents boost their children’s emotional wellbeing with a combination of storytelling and targeted conversations. The WellRead website contains a curated collection of short stories for parents to read to their child. Each story is accompanied with a series of questions that a parent can ask to spark conversations with their child about a range of wellbeing topics. The stories and questions you will find in WellRead have been selected by teams of experts, which means parents can relax and enjoy some quality time with their child, reassured that they’re also caring for their emotional well-being.  It’s free to join, simply create an account.